CMS Issues CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule with Reduced Physician Payment Rates, Telehealth Expansions, and MSSP Reforms
On July 14, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed calendar year (CY) 2027 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which proposes policies for physician…
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ARPA-H: HHS’s Time Machine
CIRCLE, REST, and BREATHE. They may sound like instructions from a yoga class, but they are actually the names of programs funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency…
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The History of the Crash Cart
Any viewer of television medical dramas, especially those recently inspired to rewatch ER, is familiar with the urgent call for “the crash cart.” Few viewers have likely stopped…
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CMS Issues Interim Final Rule on Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements
On June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) with comment period implementing a new statutory requirement that certain…
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CMS Proposes Major CY 2027 OPPS/ASC Changes Targeting 340B Payments, Site-Neutral Policy, IPO List Phase-Out, and ASC Expansion
On July 2, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems proposed rule,…
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CMS Proposes Net 2.4% Increase in CY 2027 Home Health Payments, Temporary PDGM Recoupment Cut, and Medicare-Wide Provider Enrollment Safeguards
On July 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule for home health…
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Congressional Committees and CBO
- U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
- U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- Congressional Budget Office: Health Care
Federal Advisory Committees
- Medicaid & CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
Relevant Legislation
- Social Security Act Compilation including – Medicare, Medicaid & CHIP laws
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Legislative Bill Search
Federal Agencies
- Administration for Community Living (ACL)
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
- Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Government Accountability Office
- Health and Human Services Department (HHS)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Indian Health Services (IHS)
- National Institutes for Health (NIH)
- Office of the Inspector General, Health and Human Services
- SAMHSA- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
