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House Committee Seeks Information from 340B Contract Pharmacies

House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders yesterday sent letters 
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CMS: Review Corrected LTCH Discharge Measure Data by Aug. 31

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued corrected preview reports for the Discharge to Community measure in the Long-term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program for review before the data is added to the LTCH Compare website in October.
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FCC Seeks Comments on Proposal for Connected Care Pilot Program

The Federal Communications Commission today agreed to seek comments for 30 days on creating a new $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program to support telehealth for low-income Americans, especially those living in rural areas and veterans.
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CMS Issues Hospice Final Rule for 2019

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a final rule updating Medicare’s hospice payment rates, wage index and quality reporting requirements for fiscal year 2019.
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CMS Finalizes ‘25% Rule’ Withdrawal in LTCH PPS Rule for FY 2019

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its long-term care hospital prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2019.
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FY 2019 IPPS Rule to Reduce Quality Measure Burden, Change EHR Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2019.
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Perspective: The Role of Regulatory Relief in Improving Affordability

We need our government partners to step up and help reduce costs – especially the costs related to the heavy administrative burden faced by health care providers, costs unrelated to delivering patient care.  
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CMS Urged to Create Stark Law Exception for Value-Based Arrangements

AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to create or adapt compensation exceptions to the Stark Law to enable hospitals and physicians to coordinate care and improve patient outcomes.
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NJ Hospitals, Financing Agency Team Up to Invest in Local Housing

The New Jersey Hospital Association and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency this week announced a partnership to promote hospital investment in supportive housing in their communities.
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ASHP Updates Guidelines for Managing Drug Shortages

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists this week published updated guidelines for managing drug shortages.