A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act), a comprehensive legislative …
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Rural Health Transformation Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is providing the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program to help “…State governments to support rural communities across America in improving healthcare access, quality, …
Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program (HRSA-26-105)
Applications for the Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program authorized under the CAA 2026 must be submitted at https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361524 no later than July 1, 2026. The grant provides direct financial assistance …
Revenue Cycle Training at Georgia Southern University
All Critical Access Hospitals in Georgia are invited to attend the Revenue Cycle Management Symposium on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Training will be held …
HFMA urges members to evaluate and reply to GASB Proposed Implementation Guide
HFMA’s Principles and Practices (P&P) Board is encouraging healthcare providers who follow governmental accounting standards to carefully evaluate and provide feedback on the classification and treatment of subsidies (HFMA article). …
GASB seeking feedback on Proposed Implementation Guide
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is seeking feedback on an Exposure Draft of a proposed Implementation Guide (IG) addressing subsidies in Statement No. 103, Financial Reporting Model Improvements. Written …
2025 Occupational Mix Survey for Wage Index Beginning FY 2028
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to collect data every three years on the occupational mix of employees for each short-term, acute care hospital that is …
New Medicare Cost Report Worksheet S-12
Effective for cost reporting periods ending on or after January 1, 2026, IPPS hospitals must report the weighted median of the payer-specific negotiated charges the hospital has negotiated with each …
Separate Identification Number and Attestation Requirement for Each Off-Campus Provider-Based Outpatient Department
Separate Identification Number and Attestation Requirement for Each Off-Campus Provider-Based Outpatient Department Section 6225 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 requires the following: Each off-campus provider-based outpatient department must …
Changes to RHC and FQHC Vaccine Reimbursement
Effective January 1, 2025, Medicare will begin reimbursing hepatitis B vaccines in the same manner as other Part B preventive vaccines. Effective July 1, 2025, Medicare will implement claim-based payments …