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President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Proposes Changes and Promises Savings

Today, the White House Office of Management and Budget released An American Budget, the fiscal year 2019 budget for the US Government. Concurrently, the Department of Health and Human Services released its FY 2019 Budget in Brief. Together, these documents propose significant savings while making a number of changes to federal healthcare programs. A brief summary […]

CMS Finalizes $2.4 Billion Increase in Inpatient Hospital Payments for 2018, Reduces Burdens on Meaningful Use

On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule for Fiscal Year 2018. The rule outlines how hospitals are paid for inpatient Medicare stays, starting October 1, 2017. This rule finalizes a number of changes proposed in the IPPS proposed rule issued in April, but does […]

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President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Proposes Changes and Promises Savings

CMS Finalizes $2.4 Billion Increase in Inpatient Hospital Payments for 2018, Reduces Burdens on Meaningful Use