Dec. 15, 2011
CMS approves extension of Florida Medicaid waiver and new Texas Medicaid waiver including funding for delivery system reform.
Dec.7, 2011
National Academy for State Health Policy Issues Report on Medicaid Medical Homes
Nov.30, 2011
HHS announces providers receiving 2011 HIT Incentive payments do not have to meet Stage 2 meaningful use requirements until 2014.
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems announces Eyman Associates as General Counsel. Read more at http://bit.ly/sRLHGP
Nov.29, 2011
CMS awards first sites for Community Based Care Transition Program. Related CMS call today at 1pm ET.
Nov.14, 2011
Supreme Court will hear the challenge to the constitutionality of Affordable Care Act.
Nov.8, 2011
D.C. Circuit upholds Affordable Care Act.
Nov.7, 2011
Supreme Court requests additional briefing in Douglas cases in response to CMS action requests
Nov.2, 2011
CMS published the Medicare ACO Final Rule in the Federal Register, at http://1.usa.gov/to9sBm See related rules regarding federal waivers in connection with the ACO program, http://1.usa.gov/sTx2XC, and the Advanced Payment ACO model, http://1.usa.gov/t9ggE8
Nov.1, 2011
CMS issues Medicare OPPS Final Rule, including changes to inpatient value-based purchasing program requested by hospitals. http://bit.ly/uhZIq0
Nov.1, 2011
California Hospital Association files lawsuit to halt Medicaid rate cutes approved by CMS. See CHA summary at http://bit.ly/s0BJOn
Oct.27, 2011
Kaiser Family Foundation 50 State Medicaid survey for 2011-2012 finds that Medicaid officials in virtually every state are enacting a variety of cost cutting measures, while many states are also implementing delivery system reforms to improve efficiency....