On November 30, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana halted the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers at certified Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers. The...more
On November 2, 2020, CMS issued a final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates under the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for renal dialysis services for 2021. Under the final rule,...more
On September 3, 2020, HHS announced the details of a $2 billion Provider Relief Fund (PRF) performance-based incentive payment distribution to qualifying nursing facilities. Unlike previous distributions to nursing...more
On June 22, 2020, CMS issued a press release calling for a renewed national commitment to value-based payment models for healthcare providers rather than fee-for-service models. The proclamation came as CMS also released...more
On April 7, 2020, CMS announced it has approved nearly $34 billion in requests from over 17,000 healthcare providers and medical equipment suppliers through the expansion of the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (the...more