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 Expands ACCESS Model
Less than three months after the start of the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that…
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MACPAC Holds September 2026 Meeting
On September 24 and 25, 2026, the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) held a public meeting, which included the following sessions:…
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The Evolution of Anesthesia
The history of anesthesia is inextricably bound to the history of surgery (a topic we will cover in a future article). Until the 19th century, infection from a…
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CMS Releases GLOBE Model Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model final rule and an accompanying press release on September 30,…
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CMS Releases BPCI Advanced Evaluation
On September 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final evaluation of its Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) Model. The evaluation,…
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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
