DMEPOS Oversight Moves Upstream
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that starting October 15, 2026, it will “require probationary prior authorization for certain DMEPOS items billed by newly…
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CMS Proposes FY 2027 Payment Updates for Skilled Nursing Facilities
On April 2, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing…
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DMEPOS Moratorium and CRUSH RFI: Early Implementation and Stakeholder Response
As Applied Policy has previously reported, on February 25, 2026, the Trump Administration announced several initiatives as part of a broader effort to address healthcare fraud. These included…
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CMS Announces DMEPOS Moratorium and CRUSH RFI
On February 25, 2026, the Trump Administration announced several initiatives as part of a broader effort to address health care fraud. This includes a Nationwide Durable Medical Equipment,…
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Where Will Medical and Specialized Nutrition Products Fit in Definition of UPFs?
On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a joint Request for Information (RFI) requesting data and comments to…
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One Month In, Elsa Highlights FDA’s AI Ambitions and Program Limitations
It has been just over a month since the Food and Drug Administration announced the agency-wide rollout of Elsa a generative AI tool “designed to help employees—from scientific…
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FDA and NIH Initiatives Part of Move Away From Animal Testing
The Trump Administration is using executive actions, agency initiatives, and policy directives to reduce or eliminate animal testing in medical research and to promote the adoption of alternative…
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President Trump Redirects Federal AI Policy
On January 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14179 on Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. This followed his revocation of the Biden Administration’s Executive…
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CMS Finalizes Payment Increase for ESRD Facilities in CY 2025
On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule for calendar year (CY)…
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