Current News
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Lawsuit challenges new rule cutting Medicare payments for some services at off-campus hospital sites
On January 18, 2019, 38 hospitals filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging a final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which went into effect on January 1, 2019.
- 24. January 2019
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CMS issues guidance on Medicaid behavioral health delivery system reform
On November 13, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a letter to state Medicaid directors outlining a wide range of opportunities for states to design innovative delivery systems for adults and children with serious mental health conditions.
- 16. November 2018
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Twelve Massachusetts Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) win $6 million in Medicare reimbursement in federal district court
On October 26, 2018, Judge Ketanji Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that certain patient days for individuals in the Commonwealth Care program should be included in calculating DSH Medicare reimbursement for 12 Massachusetts hospitals serving large numbers of poor patients.
- 1. November 2018
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Legislation enacted to address the opioid crisis
On October 24, 2018, the President signed H.R. 6, the Support for Patients and Communities Act. The new legislation contains amendments to Medicaid, Medicare, and other federal laws to address the opioid crisis.
- 1. November 2018