VA Rule Expands Scope of Advanced-Practice Registered Nurses
The Veterans Affairs (VA) Department has issued a rule that will allow all advanced-practice registered nurses, with the exception of certified registered nurse anesthetists, to practice to their full authority at VA facilities.
CMS Rule Phases Out Pass-Through Payments
The Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services has released the Use of New or Increased Pass Through Payments in Medicaid Managed Care final rule.
HHS Final Rule Protects Research Participants and Modernizes Oversight
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, along with 15 other agencies, finalized a rule whose provisions safeguard individuals who participate in research, most of which will go into effect in 2018.
21st Century Cures Act Modifies Medicare Payments for Services
Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which reforms the current standards and appropriations for biomedical research and provides five years of funding for the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
CMS Adopts Four Options to Comply with MACRA
In response to concerns by physicians and other clinicians about their readiness to comply with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), which began Jan. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised implementation requirements by adopting four options that will allow providers to choose the level and pace at which they comply.
HHS Selects Physician Groups for Cancer Care Initiative
The U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services has selected nearly 200 physician group practices and 17health insurance companies to participate in a care delivery model that supports and encourages higher quality and more coordinated cancer care.
HHS Issues Final Rule to Overhaul Managed Medicaid
In the first overhaul of managed care in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule in an effort to deliver better care, smarter spending and healthier people.
CMS Finalizes ACO Cost Target Changes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized changes to how it evaluates whether Medicare accountable care organizations are saving money.
HHS Awards Millions to Improve Healthcare
The Department of Health and Human Services awarded nearly $156 million in funding to support 420 health centers in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to increase access to integrated oral healthcare services and to improve oral health outcomes for Health Center Program patients.
CMS Delays Rule on Pharmacy Reimbursement for Prescription Drugs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has delayed enforcement of a rule that changes the way state Medicaid agencies reimburse pharmacies for prescription drugs.
