news and updates
June 2015
CMS Issues First Changes to Medicaid Managed Care Regulations in Over 13 Years
April 2015
CMS releases proposed inpatient prospective payment system rule for FY 2016
April 2015
CMS Proposed Rule on Mental Health Parity in Medicaid
March 2015
Supreme Court rules Supremacy Clause does not give providers a private right of action to enforce Medicaid statute
March 2015
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in King v. Burwell to determine whether subsidies will continue to be available in states using federal exchange
January 2015
CMS approves Indiana's HIP 2.0 waiver, the first expansion-related waiver to allow a lock-out period for certain individuals who fail to make premium payments
January 2015
CMS announces clear timeline for shifting Medicare payment from volume to value, with goal of tying 50% of payments to quality- or value-based alternative payment models by 2018
December 2014
IRS Issues Final Rule on Community Health Needs Assessment and Financial Assistance Policies for Charitable Hospitals
December 2014
CMS Finalizes Broadened Definition of Eligible Costs for Medicaid DSH Payments, Effective for 2011 Forward
November 2014
Eyman Partners Policy Watch and Resource Page on Delivery System Reform Incentive Programs
October 2014
Federal government approves 5 year renewal of Massachusetts Medicaid Waiver; Implications for Safety Net Provider and System Transformation Funding
October 2014
OIG issues proposed rule that would add new safe harbors to the anti-kickback statute and civil monetary penalty rules
Aug 6, 2014
OPA to Begin Hospital 340B Recertification Process
Aug 4, 2014
CMS Releases Final Medicare IPPS Rule: Implications for Medicare DSH Cuts and Other Issues
July 25, 2014
CMS Issues Guidance Affecting Certain Taxes Applied to Medicaid MCOs
July 22, 2014
D.C. Circuit and Fourth Circuit Issue Conflicting Rulings Regarding Availability of Premium Tax Credits in Federally Facilitated Exchanges
July 21, 2014
HRSA Issues Interpretive Rule Supporting Orphan Drug Exclusion Policy After Federal Court Vacated Initial Rulemaking
July 14, 2014
CMS Launches Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program to Support States in Medicaid Payment and Delivery Reform