March 28, 2024
One of the comprehensive funding bills for the federal government enacted in recent weeks, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (Pub. L. No. 118-122), contains a provision that creates a permanent State plan [...]
February 21, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently issued updated guidance on implementing Prospective Payment Systems (PPS) for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs). This revised CMS guidance aligns with [...]
June 8, 2023
Today the Supreme Court upheld long-standing precedent that protects the right to file suit in federal court against State and local agencies whose practices violate rights supplied by the U.S. Constitution and [...]
May 18, 2023
The Health Subcommittee of the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee held a markup hearing on May 17, 2023 to discuss a series of bills relating to transparency and competition in [...]
July 22, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert[1] (Alert) on July 20, 2022, to highlight areas of concern that OIG has identified in [...]
July 5, 2022
On June 25, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Pub. L. No. 117-159. In addition to adding new gun control requirements, including measures relating to background checks [...]
March 17, 2020
A new law, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (the Act) was enacted on March 6, 2020, and on March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency relating [...]
June 8, 2017
All clients participating in the 340B Discount Drug Program (340B program) should watch carefully for state changes to Medicaid reimbursement for drugs. In 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) [...]
October 5, 2016
Health centers save money when it comes to Medicaid recipients, according to a recent study that will be published next month in the American Journal of Public Health. Medicaid recipients who received [...]
May 2, 2016
On April 26, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released new guidance (State Health Official Letter #16-006) regarding the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”) payment requirements for federally-qualified [...]