HHS Finalizes Rule to Protect People with Disabilities
On May 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), finalized the Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability…
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FDA Releases Highly Anticipated Final Rule on the Regulation of LDTs as Medical Devices
On April 29, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its highly anticipated final rule, Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests. This rule is scheduled to be published…
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TEAM Model offers insight into implementation of value-based care
In proposing a mandatory, episode-based payment model for certain hospitals, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided a window into how value-based care might be…
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IRA Dominates Conversation at AMCP
Applied Policy joined more than 4,000 attendees at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Annual Meeting from April 15-18 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to connect with fellow…
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CMS Finalizes Rules to Improve Access across Medicaid, CHIP, and Home and Community-Based Service Programs
On April 22, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two final rules: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services and Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)…
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CMS Finalizes Minimum Staffing Requirements for Long Term Care (LTC) Facilities
On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting final…
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AHA Outlines Advocacy Priorities at Annual Membership Meeting
Applied Policy’s CEO Jim Scott was among the approximately 1,000 attendees at the American Hospital Association’s (AHA’s) Annual Membership Meeting, held April 14-16 in Washington, D.C. The event,…
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MedPAC Holds April 2024 Meeting
On April 11 and 12, 2024, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held a virtual public meeting, which included the following sessions: Considering approaches for updating the Medicare…
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MACPAC Holds April 2024 Meeting
On April 11 and 12, 2024, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) held a virtual public meeting, which included the following sessions: Improving the Transparency…
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Healthcare Leaders Pursue Key Issues at AMGA Conference
Applied Policy was honored to participate in the American Medical Group Association’s (AMGA’s) 2024 Conference, held from April 9-12 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida.…
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CMS Proposes New Mandatory Payment Model: Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM)
On April 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for Acute Care Hospitals…
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AI HealthWatch: AI Reimbursement Lags Technology
Under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS), firms that own new and expensive technologies can apply for these technologies to receive new technology add-on payments (NTAPs.) The NTAP…
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