Weekly Washington Healthcare Update- July 8, 2013

This Week: Upcoming Congressional hearings on Medicare/Medicaid reforms... Administration delays ACA's employer mandate requirement... Proposed rule would reduce dialysis payments

1. Congress

House of Representatives

• District Work Period -- No Votes
• Upcoming Energy and Commerce Hearing on Medicaid Reform

Senate

• State Work Period -- No Votes
• Finance Committee Hearing on Medicare Payment Reform

2. Administration

Health and Human Services (HHS)

• Employer Mandate Requirement Delayed One Year

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Plan Released

3. State Activities

• Pennsylvania Medicaid Expansion
• Iowa Exchange Receives Six Insurer Applications

4. Regulations Open for Comment

• NEW - IRS Proposed Rule For Tax Credits Issued on Exchanges
• NEW - CMS Proposed Dialysis Payment Rule
• Proposed Rule on Home Health Payments
• Final CMS Rule on Improving Coordination Between Long-Term Care Hospitals and Hospices
• Proposed Rule to Clarify Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
• Program Integrity Guidelines for Exchanges, Premium Stabilization Program
• Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule
• Disproportionate Share Hospital Proposed Rule
• Tanning Bed Warning Label Proposal

5. Reports

HHS-OIG

• Medicare Contractor Uncollected Overpayments Total $543 Million

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

• $3.7 Billion Awarded to Establish Insurance Exchanges

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