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June 23, 2025

OIG Launches Evaluation of Nursing Home Medical Directors

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently launched an official evaluation into how nursing homes engage their medical directors. The evaluation will focus on the accuracy of reported work hours and the fulfillment of required duties. The initiative follows concerns about the validity and utility of da...
Policy Snapshot

June 16, 2025

Preview Your CMS QPP Performance Information

CMS opened the Doctors and Clinicians Preview Period on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. This gives clinicians and groups the ability to review their 2023 Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance information before it’s publicly reported on the profile pages of clinicians and groups on the Medicare.gov compare tool...
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June 9, 2025

Federal Government Appeals Ruling That Blocked Nursing Home Staffing Mandate

The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a recent court ruling that blocked the new nursing home staffing mandate final rule. In April 2025, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) exceeded its statutory authority by imposing minimum staffing requirements on...
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May 30, 2025

CMS Medicare Shared Savings Program Open for Applications

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is now accepting applications for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Eligible organizations interested in joining the program must submit their applications through the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Management System.
Policy Snapshot

May 30, 2025

New Medical Liability Report Demands Action

The American Medical Association’s (AMA) Medical Liability Reform NOW! 2025 report sounds the alarm that medical liability premiums are climbing, and a hard market, where policies are more expensive and harder to obtain, could be next. This year’s report emphasizes the problematic rise in liability premium...
Policy Snapshot

May 30, 2025

Bipartisan Bill Reintroduced to Streamline Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), have reintroduced the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (S. 1816), a bipartisan, zero-cost bill designed to improve access to care for the 32.8 million Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The legislation aims to simplify th...
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May 26, 2025

House Passes Budget Bill with Implications for Medicare and Medicaid

On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (H.R. 1), a comprehensive budget reconciliation measure that includes significant fiscal and policy changes. The bill, passed by a 215–214–1 vote, aims to extend tax cuts from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs...