News and Updates

On September 23, 2019, CMS issued a final rule implementing its Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH…

On September 18, 2019, the D.C. District Court ruled that CMS exceeded its authority when it extende…

On September 17, 2019, Tennessee released a draft amendment proposal to its 1115 “TennCare” waiv…

Over the last several years, courts in various jurisdictions have issued rulings in lawsuits challen…

On August 16, 2019, CMS issued its FY 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) Final Rule.

On August 14, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule expanding the type…

On August 13, 2019, the D.C. Circuit issued its highly-anticipated decision in a lawsuit brought by …

On August 9, 2019, CMS issued its FY 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) Proposed Rul…

On June 24, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order on price and quality transparency, requi…

In its June 2019 report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access C…

On May 1, 2019, CMS released a request for information to solicit ideas for developing a “State Re…

On April 24, 2019, CMS released a letter to state Medicaid directors describing three opportunities …

On April 23, 2019, CMS released its proposed Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rule for …

On April 22, 2019, HHS unveiled new Medicare pilot projects that would encourage primary care pro…

On April 1, 2019, the Health Resources and Services Administration implemented its long-delayed fi…

On March 18, 2019, MACPAC published its recommendations for restructuring the Medicaid disproporti…

As of December 30, 2018, CMS has withdrawn its policy on the inclusion of third party payments in …

On December 27, 2018, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted plaint…