American Hospital Association April 5, 2024
While Congress passed legislation last month to fund the federal government through September, it’s looking like there will be very few other pieces of significant legislation enacted this year until after the November election and a year-end lame-duck session.
But that doesn’t mean other parts of the government are not busy. During the last two weeks we have seen a flurry of regulatory activity affecting hospitals and health care providers, and we expect that trend to continue for the next several months.
For example, this week we were pleased that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued final regulations to advance important consumer and beneficiary protections for Medicare Advantage enrollees, including increasing transparency and oversight of certain MA plan...