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CMS Issues FY 2026 Hospital IPPS Proposed Rule and LTCH PPS Proposed Rule
On April 11, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed rule for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 update to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS). This
CMS Innovation Center Releases New Strategy In Line With “MAHA” Agenda
On May 12, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) released a new strategy to outline the Trump Administration’s vision to test alternative payment models in Medicare and Medicaid.
Abe Sutton, Director of the Innovation Center and
MAHA’s Vision for Healthier Diets: Awaiting Concrete Steps and Assessing Challenges
OOn May 24, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission are expected to submit the Make our Children Healthy Again Assessment to President Trump as required by the President’s February 13 Executive Order (EO)
The Role of Federal and State Governments in Maintaining Healthcare During Natural Disasters
This year, thousands of individuals in Southern California were impacted by the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. The fires were the second and fourth most destructive in the state’s history.[1] In 2024, millions of individuals in the southeastern United
House Task Force on AI Issues Report and Proposes Healthcare Recommendations
On December 17, 2024, the House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (Task Force) released a highly-anticipated report titled, “Bipartisan House Task Force Report on Artificial Intelligence,” (the Report) which establishes guiding principles and issues recommendations to guide U.S. innovation in
FDA releases final guidance on 510(k) Third Party Review Program and Third Party Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Review
On November 21st, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released final guidance for the 510(k) Third Party Review Program and Third Party Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Review processes, which clarifies how the FDA will use third party review organizations (ROs)
FDA Clarifies Enforcement Policy Around Communications of Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Drugs and Medical Devices
FDA approved drugs and medical devices are often studied further by sponsors and other firms to generate additional scientific information around other potential benefits and uses of those products. Providing the results of this additional scientific activity to health care
AMA’s CPT Editorial Panel Approves New Codes Covering Remote Patient Monitoring Services
On October 18, 2024, the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel released a Summary of Panel Actions from its September 2024 Panel Meeting, which includes six new remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM)
AMA’s CPT Editorial Panel Approves New Codes Covering Remote Patient Monitoring Services
On October 18, 2024, the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel released a Summary of Panel Actions from its September 2024 Panel Meeting, which includes six new remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM)