Becker's Healthcare June 25, 2021
President Joe Biden announced his bid for inspector general and Medicaid enrollment reached an all-time high.
Seven recent federal updates ASC leaders should know:
1. Medicaid enrollment reached an all-time high of 74 million members during the pandemic, due to a rule change in Congress’ first coronavirus relief law.
2. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid from three private health insurers claiming they were owed millions of dollars by the federal government for each year they did not receive reimbursements under the ACA.
3. HHS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT established an $80 million program to strengthen U.S. public health informatics...