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Biden Requests $133.7B for HHS Budget, Other Health Spending Plans

  President Joe Biden has requested an increase in the HHS budget next year to strengthen public health infrastructure and crisis-related needs, among other top health spending proposals. The president’s budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022—Biden’s first since taking office—requests a total of $6 trillion. Of that, the president requested $133.7 billion for the HHS […]
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$4.8B to COVID-19 Testing Reimbursement for the Uninsured

HHS will designate $4.8B from the American Rescue Plan to COVID-19 testing reimbursement under the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program. Under the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS announced it will allocate $4.8 billion to COVID-19 testing reimbursement for the uninsured as part of the American Rescue Plan. There are currently approximately 29 million uninsured […]
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Get Paid for Noncovered COVID-19 Vaccine Fees

HHS program reimburses healthcare providers and facilities for testing, treatment, and vaccine administration fees associated with insured patients. On May 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the new COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF) program that covers costs of administering COVID-19 vaccines […]
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Hiding Data: Hospitals Fail to Comply with Price Transparency Requirements

At first glance, it appeared that hospitals were complying with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) price transparency requirement, which became effective January 1, 2021. Upon a closer look; however, multiple deficiencies were found. CMS previously advised that it would begin auditing compliance with the rule this past January. Interestingly, it was the […]
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What the Presidential Budget Means for Medicare

President Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget allows for $87.1 billion in discretionary budget authority and $1.2 trillion in mandatory funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) commands the lion’s share of HHS’s budget, the Trump administration has found ways to cut $395 million […]