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August 25, 2025

HHS Launches New Healthcare Advisory Committee to Advance Patient-Centered Reform

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has announced the formation of a new Healthcare Advisory Committee. The committee will serve as a strategic body of experts tasked with advising HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy J...
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August 18, 2025

CMS Temporarily Pauses Nursing Home Care Compare Updates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a temporary pause in the monthly updates to the Nursing Home Care Compare Five-Star Rating System. This pause is part of CMS’ transition to a new, cloud-based platform, the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). ...
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August 17, 2025

Bill Introduced to Strengthen Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

The Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act, introduced by Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), would strengthen the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program under the Older Americans Act. This program, which relies on trained staff and volunteers to advocate for nursing home and long-term c...
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August 11, 2025

CMS Reopens Doctors and Clinicians CY 2023 Preview Period

CMS has reopened the calendar year (CY) 2023 Doctors and Clinicians (DAC) Preview Period, which will remain open until Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 8:00 PM ET. CMS reopened the Preview Period because adjustments were made, resulting in the addition of two clinician quality measures and 17 group quality me...
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August 10, 2025

Legislation Introduced to Reverse Historic Healthcare Cuts

Senate Democratic leaders have introduced the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act to reverse recent healthcare funding reductions that could affect millions of Americans’ access to insurance and critical health services.
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August 4, 2025

White House and Tech Leaders Unite to Launch Patient-Centered Digital Health Ecosystem

The Trump Administration has announced a major initiative to modernize U.S. health care by partnering with tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic. At the White House’s “Make Health Tech Great Again” summit, these companies committed to supporting a new, patient-centric digital health...
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August 4, 2025

CMS Retires Focused Infection Control Surveys

CMS has officially ended the use of Focused Infection Control Surveys (FICS) as part of routine surveys, according to revised guidance in memo QSO-25-23-ALL, issued on July 30, 2025.
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July 28, 2025

QPP Update: 2025 APM Snapshot Released, Delay in 2024 MIPS Scores

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Quality Payment Program (QPP) Participation Status Tool based on the first snapshot of Alternative Payment Model (APM) data. The first snapshot includes data from Medicare Part B claims with dates of service between January 1, 2025, and Mar...