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HHS to propose allowing Dreamers to apply for Medicaid, Marketplace coverage

The Department of Health and Human Services plans this month to propose amending the definition of “lawful presence” for purposes of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage to allow undocumented immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as “Dreamers,” to apply for coverage through Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplace and qualify for Marketplace subsidies based on income, the White House announced yesterday.

Moody’s: Hospital margins plunge in 2022

Labor costs and volume disruptions drove declines in operating margins for nonprofit hospitals and health systems in fiscal 2022, Moody’s Investors Service reported yesterday based on preliminary medians data from 132 health systems.

MACPAC recommends Congress amend Medicaid DSH program

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) today approved four recommendations to Congress that would amend the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program.

HHS to extend certain PREP Act liability protections beyond COVID-19 public health emergency

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to amend its Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration for COVID-19 to extend liability protections for certain COVID-19 countermeasure activities beyond the May 11 end of the public health emergency, the agency announced today.

Video - Standard 170-2017 - Ventilation of Health Care Facilities Summary of Changes from September 2020 Release of Addendum a

Ventilation of Health Care Facilities Summary of Changes from September 2020 Release of Addendum a

Standard 170-2017 - Ventilation of Health Care Facilities

This presentation explores the pertinent changes in healthcare ventilation systems related to the recent release (Sept. 1 , 2020) of ASHRAE 170-2017, Addendum a.

Electricity is the New Health Care Innovation

The laws of physics remain unchanged, but the rules, regulations and standard of care for how electricity is provided and distributed in a health care facility has changed significantly.
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CMS Releases FY 2024 Long-term Care Hospital PPS Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 10 issued the proposed rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.