On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Kentucky $212.9 million as part of the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) for fiscal year 2026 (FY […]
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In December 2025, Governor Mike DeWine announced that the state of Ohio will receive more than $200 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. […]
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On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (“OBBB”), a sweeping budget reconciliation package that includes more than $1 trillion in estimated federal […]
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In November, CMS finalized a change to how RHCs and FQHCs will bill for certain Part B Preventive vaccines as part of the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rules. […]
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On November 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. This final ruling includes several significant changes for Rural […]
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities final ruling that speaks on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. This ruling […]
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This is your 340B recertification reminder for 2024. The 2024 Grantee recertification period for Consolidated Health Centers, Federal Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes, Ryan White, Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Centers, Native Hawaiian, […]
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The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, also known as the “Omnibus” package, was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022. Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) need to be […]
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 authorized $460 million of additional funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to more than 4,600 eligible RHCs for the […]
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On May 26, 2021, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) posted the Rural Health Clinic Vaccine Confidence Grant. HRSA will award all […]
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After more than a month of uncertainty and legal challenges, HRSA formally revokes the 340B rebate model pilot program and pledges additional guidelines if a future pilot program is pursued. […]
Congress has again postponed the next PAMA clinical lab reporting period. Hospitals and outreach labs should still prepare. The new guidelines moved the reporting window to May 1, 2026, through […]
A significant policy shift is about to reshape how hospitals structure, track, and bill for their off-campus Provider-Based Hospital Outpatient Departments (PB HOPDs). With the approval of Section 6225 of […]
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