CMS Finalizes FY 2025 Payment Update for Hospices
On July 30, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2025 final Hospice Wage Index, Payment Rate Update, and Quality Reporting…
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HHS Proposes Changes to Increase Interoperability and Modernize Public Health IT
On July 10, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)[1] released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health…
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The Debate Over Patent Thickets
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”35″][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]In July, the Senate unanimously passed legislation that would limit the number of patents drugmakers can assert for a single product. Touted as a step…
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CMS Proposes Payment Cuts for Physicians In 2025, Updates Several Payment Policies [CMS-1807-P]
On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed calendar year (CY) 2025 Physician Fee Schedule, which proposes policies for physician payment and…
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CMS Releases Proposed Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Update for CY 2025, with New Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for Hospital Obstetrical Services
On July 10, 2024, 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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Recent Supreme Court Decisions Have Implications for Healthcare Policy
The Supreme Court concluded its 2023-2024 term with several rulings with significant implications for healthcare policy. These included overturning Chevron deference and checking the authority of administrative…
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Will AI Regulations Lag Further Behind Innovation after Loper Bright?
Applied Policy has discussed the broad implications of the recent court reviews of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, in which the…
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CMS Proposes Payment Increase for ESRD Facilities in CY 2025
On June 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2025.…
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CMS Proposes Payment Cuts for Home Health Agencies for CY 2025
On June 26, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule for home health…
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MedPAC Releases June 2024 Report to Congress
Each June, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is required to report to Congress on the Medicare program. This report includes chapters on: Approaches for updating clinician payments…
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MACPAC Releases June 2024 Report to Congress
[vc_column_text]Each June, the Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) is required to report to Congress on the Medicaid program. This report includes…
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The Challenge of Achieving Health Equity in Extreme Heat
[vc_column_text] As a heat dome settles across the Southwest, the federal government and health departments across the country are emphasizing the importance of safeguarding against the impacts of…
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