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In this update: Legislative Update Legislators Send Letter to CMS on Use of AI in Medicare AdvantageOn June 25th, a bipartisan group of legislators from both the House and Senate sent a letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to increase oversight of artificial intelligence (AI) and other algorithmic software tools in Medicare…
Continue readingIn this update: Legislative Update House E&C Committee Issues RFI on Cures 2.0On June 6th, the House Energy & Commerce (E&C) Committee issued a Request for Information (RFI) on potential policies to include in proposed Cures 2.0 legislation. The original 21st Century Cures Act, enacted eight years ago, is widely regarded as a landmark reform to…
Continue readingIn this update: NYS and NYC Opportunities DOH Issues RFP for Statewide Fiscal Intermediary Services On June 17th, the New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking one qualified organization for the provision of Statewide Fiscal Intermediary (FI) services. As per the 2024-25 Enacted NYS Budget, the State intends…
Continue readingIn this update: Legislative Updates Democratic Senators Send Letter to HHS on Mental Health Parity On June 6th, Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) led a group of seven Democratic senators in writing to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Labor (DoL), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging them to finalize proposed…
Continue readingIn this update: Federal Opportunities HRSA Issues NOFO for Grants to Fund New FQHC SitesOn May 30th, the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) issued the New Access Points Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for new sites under the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Program. This is the first such NOFO issued since 2019,…
Continue readingIn this update: Federal Agencies CMMI Releases RFA for Enhancing Oncology Model On May 30th, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the second cohort of the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM). The intent of the EOM is to reduce program spending while preserving or enhancing the quality of…
Continue readingIn this update: Legislative Update Senator Wyden Sends Letter to CMS on Fraudulent ACA EnrollmentsOn May 21st, Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the agency to enforce civil monetary penalties on health insurance brokers who fraudulently change enrollees’ health plans. Recently,…
Continue readingIn this update: NYS and NYC Opportunities OASAS Issues RFA to Support New or Enhanced Electronic Medical Records SystemsOn May 15th, the New York State (NYS) Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) released a Request for Applications (RFA) to support OASAS-certified agencies with obtaining and/or enhancing automated electronic medical records (EMR). Up to $9…
Continue readingIn this update: Legislative Updates House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Advances Health LegislationOn May 16th, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Health Subcommittee held a markup session on 23 legislative proposals on health care. Many of the bills under consideration concerned telehealth. Other topics included Medicaid program administration and eligibility, drug development, transplant regulations,…
Continue readingIn this update: Federal Opportunity SAMHSA Issues NOFO for Integrated Behavioral Health and HIV Care for Unsheltered PopulationsOn May 9th, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the 2024 Minority AIDS Initiative: Integrated Behavioral Health and HIV Care for Unsheltered Populations Pilot Project. This…
Continue readingIn this update: Legislative Update House Ways & Means Committee Introduces Two-Year Telehealth PackageOn May 8th, the House Ways and Means Committee unanimously voted to approve the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, a legislative package that would enact a number of important policy changes for the Medicare program and federally-supported health providers. Within…
Continue readingIn this update: NYS and NYC Opportunities OMH Issues RFP for Safe Options Support (SOS) Program for Older Adult and Medically Fragile Individuals On April 16th, the New York State (NYS) Office of Mental Health (OMH) issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking one organization to develop and implement an Older Adult and Medically Fragile Support…
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