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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/26/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/26/22 Feds finalize No Surprises Act dispute resolution process Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Social Security Accelerates Decisions for People with Severe Disabilities Agency Expands Compassionate Allowances List Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 HHS Approves 12-month Extension of Postpartum Medicaid and CHIP Coverage in Hawaii, Maryland, and Ohio Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 COVID public health emergency appears to be headed for extension Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/19/22 Hospitals squeezed, insurers boosted as utilization lags Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 8/12/22 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 8/12/22 Colorado's new hospital price transparency law adds 'real teeth' to weak federal enforcement, experts say Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/12/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/12/22 Insurers to crack down on providers performing unscheduled procedures Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Inpatient hospitals get 4.3% Medicare reimbursement bump Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Coming to a contract negotiation near you: the No Surprises Act Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Number of uninsured Americans drops to record low Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 They Lost Medicaid When Paperwork Was Sent to an Empty Field, Signaling the Mess to Come Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 8/5/22 CHIP to Mark Silver Anniversary; Reflecting on 25 Years of Success Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/29/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/29/22 Nursing Homes Are Suing the Friends and Family of Residents to Collect Debts Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/29/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/29/22 CMS releases maternity care plan; states expand Medicaid postpartum coverage Read More
Payer News Sharon Daugherty 7/29/22 Payer News Sharon Daugherty 7/29/22 CMS hikes Medicare pay for rehab, psychiatric and hospice providers Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Medicaid Hospital Handbook Transmittal Letter (HHTL) Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Hospital outpatient providers could see $6.2B pay bump in 2023 Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Most health insurers have released their rates. Now, experts detail what they are doing with the data Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Millions of kids qualify for Medicaid. Biden funds outreach to boost enrollment Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 7/22/22 Federal PHE Extended to October 13, 2022 Read More