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Hospitals get a 2.4% payment increase in proposed rule
Hospitals are getting a 2.4% payment increase in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule.
HIMSSCast: ‘How do we grow again?’
Upfront by Health Catalyst recently collaborated with Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut to integrate a tech-enabled patient engagement program for the seven hospital system.
Many payers, providers unprepared for interoperability and prior authorization rule, WEDI finds
More than half of providers and 43% of payers have yet to start work on the application programming interface requirements of the interoperability and prior authorization final rule, according to a survey by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange.
Nursing home staffing mandate struck down in Texas court ruling
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a nursing home staffing rule mandated by the Biden administration last year.
Medicare Advantage plans get a 5% payment increase
Medicare Advantage plans are getting a 5% payment increase, which is above the anticipated 4.3% released in the Advance Notice.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the rate announcement this week as part of the Medicare Advantage Part…
RFK Jr. will reportedly not appear before Senate subcommittee
The chairman and the ranking member of a Senate subcommittee have asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to participate in a hearing on the reorganization of HHS, but Kennedy, reportedly, will not appear.
Medicare Advantage final rule updates coverage decisions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday issued a 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule that makes changes to authorization decisions.
Dr. Mehmet Oz confirmed as CMS administrator
In a 53-45 vote along party lines, the Senate on Thursday confirmed the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz as administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Senate amendment leaves $880 billion in cuts that would likely target Medicaid
Congress is plowing ahead towards a budget reconciliation process ahead of its two-week recess starting on April 10.
Troubling for hospitals is a Senate amendment to a House budget resolution introduced by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Senator Linds…
Medical device cybersecurity could be challenged by HHS staffing cuts
A hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Tuesday on the safety of legacy medical devices became a forum for Democrats to protest staffing cuts at Health and Human Services, one of the federal departments tasked with cybersecurity prote…
