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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Resigns, OMB Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell to Step In
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced her resignation Friday, ending a tumultuous tenure as the public face...
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With ICD-10 Delayed, Answers Needed from CMS
As part of the House’s Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which delays cuts in physician’s Medicare rates...
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Update from the National Rural Health Association on HR 3402
On Monday the Senate passed a 12-month delay of cuts scheduled to take affect under the Medicare Sustainable Growth...
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Update on the Doc Fix
From the National Rural Health Association (NRHA): Early this morning the House Rules Committee posted a bill that would...
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Immigration Bill Has Healthcare Workforce Implications
A bipartisan Senate immigration bill could boost the nation’s healthcare workforce, in addition to expanding coverage to millions of...
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Response to Study Finding CAHs Had a Slightly Worse Mortality Rate Than Major Medical Centers
A recent research report in the Journal of American Medicine stated that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) had a slightly...