Policy and Legislation
Streamlining licensure while maintaining quality standards, HHS said, improves access to services.
It's imperative, they said, that DACA recipients are aware of the special enrollment period and understand their eligibility.
The hybrid payment structure may result in payment decreases that cannot be absorbed, the AHA said.
People with Medicare must opt into the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan to utilize the new benefit, CMS said.
The bill was conceived after the Change Healthcare attack, which lawmakers cited as evidence of a lack of preparation and training.
Some regulations have already been challenged, and more are likely to come, according to Moody's.
The rule expands hold harmless arrangements to prohibit providers from agreeing to redistribute Medicaid payments amongst themselves, says Zubin Khambatta, a healthcare attorney and partner at Holland & Knight.
The Mississippi judge says HHS has conflated protections based on sex, and protections based on gender identity.
The court will now consider whether the FTC has the authority to enforce the ban, which was set to take effect September 4.
HIMSS24
The Section 405(d) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 directs the HHS to create a public-private partnership that specifically targets those who are not cyber practitioners, says La Monte Yarborough, HHS CISO.