Capitol Beat

JULY 24, 2024

Here is what you need to know: The House Appropriations Committee recently advanced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) bill. In other news, the House Education and Workforce Committee recently advanced the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act ( H.R.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For New Mexico, this means more educational opportunities for aspiring nurses and enhancing the quality of nursing education by supplementing facility salary. The Assembly also approved a scheduled dues escalation starting in 2025. Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (S.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

With the successes reaped during the pilot of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) program, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to accelerate the results nationwide. You may focus on education, additional certifications, or more in-depth chart reviews. million decrease. Determining payment adjustments.

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Relias

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The HHCAHPS Survey will determine 30% of an agency’s total performance score, and that score will in turn determine the agency’s payment adjustment for 2025. Increased scrutiny in hospices. Hospices should also be concerned about care coordination.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

MARCH 12, 2025

So far, 2025 has been a year of chaos for healthcare. Pillar: CNO Image: Tags: leadership legal nurses nursing scope of practice Secondary Pillars: CNO Article Type: Analysis Published Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025 Hide sidebars: Render small main image: CNOs and other nurse leaders should be aware of these two pieces of legislation.

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American Medical Compliance

MARCH 13, 2025

With July 5, 2025, fast approaching, healthcare organizations must act now to ensure compliance. Get the Comprehensive Affordable Care Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Training Here Section 1557 Compliance: What Healthcare Providers Must Do by July 5, 2025 Who Needs to Comply?

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Nursing Review

MARCH 31, 2025

We have already seen the major parties battling over health reform, with bulk-billing, Medicare and public hospital funding all rising to the top of political priorities. Both major parties have promised an overhaul of the Medicare system, pouring funds into bulk-billed GP visits, more Urgent Care Clinics and mental health services.

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American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

Patient-centered care focused on self-sufficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the term “home health” to describe a federal health insurance program that provides intermittent short-term care to help patients recover from illness and become as self-sufficient as possible at home. See Home care framework.)

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Nursing Review

MAY 20, 2024

Education Minister Jason Clare said it would help students who are struggling to pay the bills to finish their courses. in higher education," the budget papers stated. From July 1, 2025, women affected by the debilitating disease will have longer specialist consultations of 45 minutes or more covered under Medicare.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The value of these interactions was seen and now many insurance companies continue to provide reimbursement for complex or lengthy management of a patient through telephone triage (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2023). In a survey conducted of healthcare workers, Sinsky et al.

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Capitol Beat

APRIL 15, 2025

House of Representatives passed a budget resolution in February that would require the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid, to cut $880 billion in federal spending from its jurisdiction through 2034. Senate passed a framework for budget cuts and the House narrowly adopted it on April 10, 2025.

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The Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

You only need to look at the CDC webpage for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) as an alarming example of what is happening: The yellow box at the top of the YRBSS page is this disclaimer: “Per a court order, HHS is required to restore this website as of 11:59PM ET, February 11, 2025.

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The Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 8, 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded key guidance on March 4, 2025, affecting Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for services addressing health-related social needs (HRSNs).

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