2026 executive update · CMS Roundup May 17 2024 · Leadership action CMS Roundup: May 17, 2024 The CMS Roundup dated May 17, 2024 brought together policy signals that touched coverage, maternal health, behavioral health, homelessness, kidney transplantation, and consumer access. Individually,…
2026 executive update · Medicare vaccination coverage data · Leadership action HHS Releases New Data on Medicare Vaccination Coverage The most important lesson in Medicare vaccination data is not simply that coverage expanded. It is that a benefit change can produce measurable…
2026 executive update · DACA health coverage eligibility · Leadership action HHS Final Rule Clarifying Eligibility for DACA Recipients In May 2024, HHS finalized a rule that treated Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients as lawfully present for eligibility to enroll in…
2026 executive update · Medicare vaccination outreach strategy · Leadership action HHS Releases New Data on Medicare Vaccination Coverage Federal data showing that 10.3 million Medicare Part D enrollees received a recommended vaccine without cost sharing in 2023 established a powerful access…
2026 executive update · ONC AI behavioral health grants · Leadership action ONC Announces AI Behavioral Health Care Grants The 2024 Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology Special Emphasis Notice offered a focused lesson in federal grant readiness. ONC sought…
2026 executive update · AI behavioral health funding governance · Leadership action HHS Announces New Funding Opportunities for AI Behavioral Health Projects The 2024 HHS funding announcement for artificial intelligence data quality and behavioral health information technology was more than a grant…
2026 executive update · HHS LEAP AI behavioral health projects · Leadership action HHS Announces LEAP in Health Special Emphasis Notice for AI Behavioral Health Projects The 2024 Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology Special Emphasis Notice offered healthcare leaders…
2026 executive update · proposed pandemic agreement · Leadership action Governments Agree to Continue Steady Progress on Proposed Pandemic Agreement When governments agreed in May 2024 to continue work on a proposed pandemic agreement, the unresolved issues were already operationally familiar to…
2026 executive update · Ascension Health cyberattack · Leadership action Ascension Health Cyberattack Disrupts Patient Care: What Happened? On May 8, 2024, Ascension detected unusual activity on selected technology network systems. Its initial public update said access to some systems had been…
2026 executive update · FDA Roundup May 10 2024 · Leadership action FDA Roundup: May 10, 2024 The FDA Roundup published on May 10, 2024 looked like a list of unrelated updates. For a healthcare executive, it was a concentrated view of…
2026 executive update · hospital interoperability 2023 · Leadership action Interoperable Exchange of Patient Health Information Among U.S. Hospitals in 2023 The 2023 hospital interoperability results showed broad progress and a more important execution gap. According to the federal data brief, 70…
2026 executive update · CMS drug misclassification audit · Leadership action CMS Statement on Drug Misclassification and Program Integrity Updates CMS policy on drug misclassification has moved from proposal to an enforceable operating framework. In May 2024, CMS explained that it would…
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