HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 6th, 2026
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 6th, 2026 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 30th, 2026
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 30th, 2026 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
Washington Report - January 2026
January 2026 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Medicare Claims Disruption Possible as Congress Negotiates...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 23rd, 2026
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 23rd, 2026 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 16th, 2026
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 16th, 2026 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 9th, 2026
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 9th, 2026 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
Washington Report - December 2025
December 2025 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Expired ACA Subsidies Will Be a Defining Issue Heading...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - December 19th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter December 19th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Programming Note: The...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - December 12th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter December 12th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - December 5th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter December 5th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
Washington Report - November 2025
November 2025 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz The Longest Government Shutdown in US History Comes to an...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - November 21st, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter November 21st, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - November 14th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter November 14th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz The Longest Government...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - November 7th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter November 7th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
Washington Report - October 2025
October 2025 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz CMS Publishes CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 31st, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter October 31st, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 24th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter October 24th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 17th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter October 17th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 10th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 10th, 2025 By Matt Reiter, Andrew Webster and Luke Schwartz CAI Spotlight...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 3rd, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter October 3rd, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress...
Washington Report - September 2025
September 2025 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Federal Government Shutdown Begins The federal...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - September 26th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter September 26th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Does a Government...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - September 19th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter September 19th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - September 12th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter September 12th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz ? What Happened in...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - September 5th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter September 5th, 2025 What Happened in Congress This Week? A House Appropriations...
Washington Report - August 2025
August 2025 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What to Expect from Congress When It Returns from Recess?...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 29th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 29th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Next week, the Senate...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 22nd, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 22nd, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Executive Order Politicizes...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 15th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 15th, 2025 Providers Are Working Harder -- and Taking Home Less The 2025 Q2...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 8th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 8th, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Does America’s AI...
Washington Report - July 2025
July 2025 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz HBMA Goes to Washington The HBMA Government Relations...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 1st, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 1st, 2025 Author(s): Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz ? What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - July 25th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter July 25th, 2025 Author: Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz ? ? What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - July 18th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter July 18th, 2025 Author: Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz ? ? What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - July 11th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter July 11th, 2025 Author: Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz ? What Happened in Congress This...
Washington Report - June 2025
June 2025 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz One Big Beautiful Bill Signed into Law: What RCM Companies...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 27th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter June 27th, 2025 Author: Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Programming Note: Capitol...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 20th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter June 20th, 2025 Author: Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz What Happened in Congress This...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 13th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter June 13th, 2025 By Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This Week?...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 6th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter June 6th, 2025 Author: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
Washington Report - May 2025
May 2025 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter House Passes the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act The House of...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 30th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 30th, 2025 Author: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter The Reconciliation Bill’s Major...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 23rd, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 23rd, 2025 Author: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 16th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 16th, 2025 Author: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 9th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 9th, 2025 Author: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 2nd, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 2nd, 2025 Author: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
Washington Report - April 2025
April 2025 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Congress Advances to Next Step in Budget Reconciliation...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - April 25th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter April 25th, 2025 Author: Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Telehealth in Rural America –...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - April 18th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter April 18th, 2025 Author: Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz How to Save $880 Billion...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - April 11th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter April 11th, 2025 Author: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - April 4th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter April 4th, 2025 Author: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
Washington Report - March 2025
March 2025 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Congress Does Not Address Doc Fix in Government Funding Bill...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 28th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 28th, 2025 What Happened in Congress this Week Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 21st, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 21st, 2025 Author(s): Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 14th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 14th, 2025 Author(s): Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 7th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 7, 2025 Author(s): Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress This...
Washington Report - February 2025
February 2025 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Congress Introduces Bill to Address Physician Payment...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 28th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 28th, 2025 Author(s): Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 21st, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 21st, 2025 Author(s): Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 14th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 14, 2025 Author(s): Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress this...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 7th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 7, 2025 Author(s): Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter 2025 Transition Updates The...
Washington Report - January 2025
January 2025 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter HBMA’s 2025 Advocacy Priorities The HBMA Government...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 31st, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 31st, 2025 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter With such a busy week in...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 24th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 24, 2025 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter 2025 Transition Updates On...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 17th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 17th, 2025 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 10th, 2025
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 10th, 2025 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress...
Washington Report - December 2024
December 2024 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter End of Year Funding Year-End Spending Bill a Mixed Bag on...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - December 20th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter December 20th, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Programming Note: Capitol...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - December 13th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter December 13th, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - December 6th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter December 6, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Shriya Velichala and Matt Reiter What...
Washington Report - November 2024
November 2024 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Led by Donald Trump, Republicans Solidify a Unified...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - November 22nd, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter November 22, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - November 15th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter November 15th, 2024 Author: Luke Schwartz & Matt Reiter Congress' First Week Back...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter: Special Edition
Author: Matt Reiter This is a special edition of Capitol Insights that analyzes the state of the 2024 election results...
Washington Report - October 2024
October 2024 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter HBMA Government Relations Committee Heads to CMS for Day...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - November 1st, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter November 1st, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter This is the final edition of...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 25th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter October 25, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter HIPAA Security Rule Update...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 18th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter October 18, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Senate Homeland Security...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 11th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter October 11, 2024 Breaking Down the Competitive 2024 Senate Races While the upcoming...
Washington Report - September 2024
September 2024 Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter September Congress Recap Following the August recess,...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - September 27th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter September 27, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Congress’ September Sprint...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - September 13th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter September 13th, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Publication Note: Due to...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - September 6th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter September 6, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Congress Braces for September...
Washington Report - August 2024
August 2024 HBMA Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Federal and State Efforts Expand to Mitigate Patient...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 30th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 30, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter PBM CEOs Accused of False...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 23rd, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 23, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Democrats Release Official 2024...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 16th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 16, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter CMS Approves North Carolina’s...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 9th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 9, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Unpacking the Healthcare...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - August 9th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter August 9, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Unpacking the Healthcare...
Washington Report - July 2024
July 2024 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz CMS Releases CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule CMS published the...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - July 26th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter July 26, 2024 Authors: Matt Reiter, Parker Krex, and Luke Schwartz What Happened in...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - July 19th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter July 19, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Parker Krex, and Matt Reiter MedPAC Releases...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - July 12th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter July 12, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Parker Krex, and Matt Reiter What Happened in...
Washington Report - June 2024
June 2024 Washington Report Matt Reiter, Luke Schwartz and Parker Krex HBMA Has Successful Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 28th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter June 28th, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Parker Krex, and Matt Reiter What Happened...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 21, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter June 21, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Parker Krex, and Matt Reiter What Happened in...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 14, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter June 14, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Parker Krex, Ella Yitzhaki, and Matt Reiter What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 7th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter June 7, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Parker Krex, and Matt Reiter What Happened in...
Washington Report - May 2024
May 2024 HBMA Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Bipartisan Senate Finance Committee Members Release...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 31st, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 31st, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz & Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress this...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 24th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 24, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz & Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress this Week?...
CMS Response to HBMA April 2024
HBMA has been engaging with federal policymakers since the Change Healthcare cyberattack first occurred to urgently...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 17th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 17, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz & Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress this Week?...
Washington Report - April 2024
April 2024 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz UnitedHealth Group CEO Testifies Before Two Congressional...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 3rd, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter May 3rd, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz & Matt Reiter What Happened in Congress this...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - April 26th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter April 26, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Caroline Oliver, and Matt Reiter On Saturday,...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - April 19th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter April 19th, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Caroline Oliver, and Matt Reiter What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - April 12th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter April 12, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Caroline Oliver, and Matt Reiter What Happened...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - April 4th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter April 4, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Caroline Oliver, and Matt Reiter What Happened...
Washington Report - March 2024
March 2024 Washington Report Luke Schwartz, Vencetia Flournoy, Caroline Oliver, Matt Reiter UnitedHealth Group is...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 29th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 29th, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Caroline Oliver, and Matt Reiter What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 22nd, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 22, 2024 Authors: Caroline Oliver, Vencetia Flournoy, Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 15th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 15, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Caroline Oliver, and Matt Reiter What Happened...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 8th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 8, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Caroline Oliver, Amanda Williams, and Matt...
Washington Report - February 2024
February 2024 Washington Report Matt Reiter and Luke Schwartz Cyberattack on Change Healthcare On February 21, 2024,...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 1st, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter March 1, 2024 Authors: Matt Reiter, Luke Schwartz, and Caroline Oliver What Happened...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 23rd, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 23, 2024 Authors: Matt Reiter, Luke Schwartz, and Caroline Oliver What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 23rd, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 23, 2024 Authors: Matt Reiter, Luke Schwartz, and Caroline Oliver What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 16th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 16, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter, and Caroline Oliver What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 9th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 9, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter, and Caroline Oliver What...
Washington Report - January 2024
January 2024 HBMA Washington Report Luke Schwartz and Matt Reiter Conversion Factor Reduced by 3.37% to start 2024 In...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 2nd, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter February 2, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Matt Reiter, and Caroline Oliver What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 26th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 26, 2024 Authors: Luke Schwartz, Caroline Oliver, and Matt Reiter Meet Luke...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 19th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter January 19, 2024 Authors: Matt Reiter, Caroline Oliver, and Amanda Williams What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – January 12th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – January 12, 2024 Authors: Matt Reiter, Caroline Oliver, and Amanda Williams What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – January 12th, 2024
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – January 12, 2024 Authors: Matt Reiter, Caroline Oliver, and Amanda Williams What...
Washington Report - December 2023
December 2023 HBMA Washington Report Matt Reiter Congress Could Address Medicare Cuts in January Government Funding...
HBMA Comments on NSA IDR Proposed Rule
December 22, 2023 Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 15th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 15, 2023 Happy Holidays from all of us at Capitol Associates! This will be...
Washington Report - November 2023
November 2023 HBMA Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams President Biden Signs Two-Step...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 8th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 8th, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 1st, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 1, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – November 17th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – November 17, 2023 Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Capitol Associates! In...
Summary of CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Summary of CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – November 10th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – November 10, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
Washington Report - October 2023
October 2023 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams CMS Announces 2024 Medicare Physician...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – November 3rd, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – November 3, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – October 27th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – October 27, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – October 20th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – October 20, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – October 13th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – October 13, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
Washington Report - September 2023
HBMA Washington Report September 2023 Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams Congress Temporarily Averts...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – October 6th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – October 6, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 29th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 29, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 22nd, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 22, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 15th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 15, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
Washington Report - August 2023
August 2023 HBMA Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams Previewing a Busy September on...
PFS Comment Letter
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 8th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 8, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
CMS Pauses No Surprises Act IDR Process Again
CMS Pauses No Surprises Act IDR Process Again Prepared by the HBMA Government Relations Committee August 14, 2023 On...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 1st, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – September 1, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Emma Llewellyn and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – August 25th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – August 25, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
HBMA Government Relations Committee Advocating for an End to Electronic Payment Fees to Physicians from EFT Vendors and Virtual Credit Cards
HBMA Government Relations Committee Advocating for an End to Electronic Payment Fees to Physicians from EFT Vendors and...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – August 18th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – August 18, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – August 11th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – August 11, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – August 4th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – August 4, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
Washington Report - July 2023
July 2023 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry, and Amanda Williams Summary of 2024 Medicare...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – July 28th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – July 28, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – July 21st, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – July 21, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
Summary of 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
Summary of 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Prepared by the HBMA Government Relations Committee July...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – July 14th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – July 14, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – July 7th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – July 7, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
Washington Report - June 2023
June 2023 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda Williams HBMA Government Relations...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 30th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – June 30, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams MedPAC...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 23rd, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – June 23, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry, and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 16th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – June 16, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry, and Amanda...
Washington Report - May 2023
May 2023 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Amanda Williams President Biden and Congressional...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 9th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – June 9, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Thomas Corddry and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - June 2nd, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – June 2nd , 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – May 26th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – May 26, 2023 We hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend! Authors: Branden...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 19th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – May 19, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams Recapping a...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 19th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – May 19, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams Recapping a...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - May 12th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – May 12, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams What...
Washington Report - April 2023
April 2023 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Amanda Williams HBMA Provides Feedback to GAO for IDR...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – May 5th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – May 5, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Amanda Williams What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 28th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 28, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Gabriella Kareh, and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 21, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 21, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Gabriella Kareh, and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 21st, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 21, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Gabriella Kareh, and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 7, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 7, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Gabriella Kareh, and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 14, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – April 14, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Gabriella Kareh, and Amanda...
Washington Report - March 2023
March 2023 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Amanda Williams CMS Resumes All Independent Dispute...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 31, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 31, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Gabriella Kareh, and Amanda...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - March 24, 2023
Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 24, 2023 Prepared on behalf of the Healthcare Business Management Association...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 17, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 17, 2023 Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter,...
HBMA's Comments on CMS Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
March 13, 2023 The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S....
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 10, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 10, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, Gabriella Kareh, and Amanda...
Washington Report - February 2023
February 2023 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Amanda Williams HBMA Letter to Congress Asks for IDR...
HBMA NSA IDR Fee Letter to the Senate
February 28, 2023 Hon. Ron Wyden Chair, Senate Finance Committee 219 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC...
HBMA NSA IDR Fee Letter to the House
February 28, 2023 Hon. Jason Smith Chair, Committee on Ways and Means 1139 Longworth House Office Building Washington,...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 3, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – March 3, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Gabriella Kareh What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – February 24, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – February 24, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Gabriella Kareh...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – February 17, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – February 17, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Gabriella Kareh What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 10th, 2023
Capitol Insights Newsletter – February 10, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Gabriella Kareh Recapping...
Washington Report - January 2023
January 2023 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro and Matt Reiter HBMA Testifies at NCVHS Standards Subcommittee Meeting...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - February 3rd, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – February 3, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Gabriella Kareh What...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – January 27th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – January 27, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Gabriella Kareh Featured...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 20th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – January 20, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro and Matt Reiter What happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - January 13th, 2023
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – January 13, 2023 Authors: Branden Cordeiro and Matt Reiter What happened in Congress...
Joint Press Release on IDR Fee Increase
Top Medical Associations Oppose 600 Percent Independent Dispute Resolution Fee Increase, Call on Congress for Oversight...
Washington Report - December 2022
December 2022 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro and Matt Reiter Congress Passes Year-End Spending Bill Averting Many...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - December 23rd, 2022
Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 23, 2022 Authors: Branden Cordeiro and Matt Reiter What happened in Congress...
HBMA Capitol Insight News - December 16th, 2022
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 16, 2022 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Sara Ketkar What...
Washington Report - November 2022
November 2022 Washington Report Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Carolyn Bounds CMS Further Delays Enforcement of No...
HBMA Capitol Insight News - December 9th, 2022
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – December 9, 2022 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter, and Sara Ketkar What...
Newsletter Update - December 2nd, 2022
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - December 2, 2022 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Sara Ketkar What...
HBMA Capitol Insight News - November 18th, 2022
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - November 18, 2022 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Sara Ketkar What...
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule - HBMA's Full Summary
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary On November 1st, CMS published the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee...
Washington Report - October 2022
Washington Report – October 2022 Matt Reiter, Branden Cordeiro, and Carolyn Bounds CMS Publishes 2023 Medicare...
HBMA Capitol Insight News - November 9th, 2022
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – November 9, 2022 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Sara Ketkar *Special...
HBMA Capitol Insights - November 4th, 2022
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter – November 4, 2022 What happened in Washington this week? CMS released the 2023...
HBMA Capitol Insights - October 28th, 2022
HBMA Capitol Insights – October 28, 2022 By: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Sara Ketkar What happened in Washington...
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 21st, 2022
HBMA Capitol Insights Newsletter - October 21, 2022 Authors: Branden Cordeiro, Matt Reiter and Sara Ketkar Client...
Washington Report - September 2022
Washington Report – September 2022 Matt Reiter, Branden Cordeiro, and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s dedicated...
Washington Report - August 2022
Washington Report – August 2022 Matt Reiter, Branden Cordeiro, and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s dedicated...
HBMA 2023 PFS Proposed Rule Comments
September 6, 2022 Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health...
Washington Report - July 2022
Washington Report – July 2022 Matt Reiter, Branden Cordeiro, and Carolyn Bounds CMS Publishes 2023 Medicare Physician...
Washington Report - June 2022
Washington Report – June 2022 Matt Reiter, Branden Cordeiro and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s dedicated COVID-19...
Washington Report - May 2022
Washington Report – May 2022 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock, Branden Cordeiro and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s...
Washington Report - April 2022
Washington Report – April 2022 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock, Branden Cordeiro and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s...
A Guide to Understanding the No Surprises Act
A Guide to Understanding the No Surprises Act Last Updated: April 18, 2022 This document will be updated as new...
Washington Report - March 2022
Washington Report – March 2022 CMS Announces New Information about No Surprises Act IDR Process and Good Faith Estimate...
Washington Report - February 2022
Providers Score Win in No Surprises Act Lawsuit Providers scored a big No Surprises Act legal win against the...
Providers Score Win in No Surprises Act Lawsuit
Providers scored a big No Surprises Act legal win yesterday. A District Court in Texas sided with the Texas Medical...
Washington Report - January 2022
OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Employers While CMS Announces New Deadlines for Healthcare Worker...
Washington Report - December 2021
No Surprises Act Takes Effect On January 1st On January 1st the No Surprises Act’s (NSA) took effect. This includes the...
Washington Report - November 2021
House Bill Delays Medicare Cuts as Part of End-of-Year Legislative Activity; Senate to Vote Soon The House of...
2022 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (FPS) Final Rule....
Biden Administration Issues Regulations Implementing Vaccine Mandates
The Biden Administration issued regulations implementing COVID-19 vaccine mandates for certain healthcare facilities...
Washington Report - October 2021
CMS Issues Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rules CMS issued the 2022...
Washington Report - September 2021
Washington Report – September 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds Surprise Billing Regulation Gives...
No Surprises Act Interim Final Rule 2 Summary
On September 30th , the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of...
Washington Report - July 2021
Washington Report – July 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds CMS Publishes Medicare Physician Fee...
Summary of 2022 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
On July 13th , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
Washington Report-June 2021
Washington Report – June 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds HHS Publishes First Surprise Billing...
Summary of No Surprises Act Interim Final Rule
On July 1st, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) along with the Department of Treasury and the...
Summary of Updated Provider Relief Fund Guidance Regarding Use of Funds and Reporting Details
On June 11, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new guidance on the Provider Relief Fund...
U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to ACA Individual Mandate
U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to ACA Individual Mandate Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-2...
Washington Report - May 2021
Washington Report – May 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds CMS Reweights 2020 MIPS Cost Category to...
Washington Report - April 2021
Washington Report – April 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds President Biden Proposes Permanent ACA...
Washington Report - March 2021
Washington Report – March 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds CMS Announces Temporary Hold on Claims...
Washington Report-February 2021
Washington Report – February 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds House of Representatives Passes $1.9...
Summary of the American Rescue Plan
On March 10th, Congress passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP), which provides in new COVID-19 relief as...
CMS Expands MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy to Exempt Clinicians from Negative Payment Adjustments
On February 25th , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will exempt all MIPS-eligible...
Washington Report- January 2021
Washington Report – January 2021 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds President Biden Signs Regulatory Pause...
Washington Report-December 2020
Washington Report – December 2020 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds Year-end Bill Funds the Government...
Summary of HHS OCR Proposed Rule Updating the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Summary of HHS OCR Proposed Rule Updating the HIPAA Privacy Rule On December 10th, the Department of Health and Human...
HBMA No Surprises Act Letter to Congress
The Healthcare Business Management Association (HBMA) appreciates efforts by Congress to reach an agreement on...
Washington Report - November 2020
Washington Report – November 2020 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds CMS Publishes 2020 Medicare Physician...
Summary of 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Summary of 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule On December 1st , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Washington Report-October 2020
Washington Report – October 2020 Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds 2020 Election Results Update As of the...
Washington Report - September 2020
Matt Reiter, Bill Finerfrock and Carolyn Bounds HBMA Submits Comments to CMS on 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule On...
HBMA Submits Comments to CMS on 2021 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
On October 5th , HBMA submitted extensive comments to CMS on the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule....
Washington Report-August 2020
Washington Report – August 2020 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s dedicated COVID-19...
Washington Report-July 2020
Washington Report – July 2020 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s dedicated COVID-19...
Summary of 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
On August 3rd, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
2021 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee...
Washington Report-June 2020
Washington Report – June 2020 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Carolyn Bounds and Emma Finerfrock Please visit HBMA’s...
Washington Report-May 2020
Washington Report – May 2020 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Carolyn Bounds and Emma Finerfrock Please visit HBMA’s...
Washington Report-April 2020
Washington Report – April 2020 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s dedicated COVID-19...
Washington Report-March 2020 Issue
Washington Report – March 2020 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter and Carolyn Bounds Please visit HBMA’s dedicated COVID-19...
Washington Report- February 2020
Washington Report – February 2020 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter and Carolyn Bounds HBMA “Surprise” Medical Billing...
HBMA Comparison of “Surprise” Billing Legislative Proposals
HBMA's Government Relations Committee released a new member-exclusive side-by-side analysis of leading bipartisan...
Washington Report- January 2020
Washington Report – January 2020 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter and Carolyn Bounds House Committees Introduce New...
HBMA/Coalition Opposes Texas Plan to Tax Medical Billing Services
HBMA is collaborating with a number of national and state-based organizations on overturning a decision by the Texas...
Washington Report-December 2019 Issue
Washington Report – December 2019 Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter and Carolyn Bounds Appeals Court Ruling Renews the ACA’s...
HBMA Submits Public Information Act Request on Texas Sales Tax Opinion
HBMA submitted a Public Information Act Request (a.k.a. FOIA request) to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for...
HBMA Expresses RCM Industry Comments to House-Senate Committees on "Surprise" Billing Compromise
On Sunday, December 8th , the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and...
Washington Report - October 2019 Issue
Washington Report – October 2019 (Covers activity between 10/1/19 and 10/31/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Jordyn...
Summary of CMS Releases Price Transparency Regulations for Hospitals and Insurers
On November 15th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two regulations that are intended to...
Washington Report - September 2019 Issue
Washington Report – September 2019 (Covers activity between 9/1/19 and 9/30/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Jordyn...
HBMA Submits Comments to CMS on the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Proposed Rule
On September 27, 2019, HBMA submitted comments to CMS on the 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) proposed rule....
HBMA Submits Comments to CMS on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
On September 27, 2019, HBMA submitted comments to CMS on the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule....
Washington Report - August 2019 Issue
Washington Report – August 2019 (Covers activity between 8/1/19 and 8/30/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Jordyn...
HBMA Submits Recommendations to CMS on Reducing Administrative Burdens on Medical Practices
On August 12, 2019, HBMA submitted recommendations to CMS on ways to reduce administrative burdens on medical...
Washington Report - July 2019 Issue
Washington Report – July 2019 (Covers activity between 7/1/19 and 7/31/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter and Carolyn...
Washington Report - June 2019 Issue
Washington Report – June 2019 (Covers activity between 6/1/19 and 6/30/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Carolyn...
"Surprise" Out-of-Network Medical Bills Legislation: Call to Action
Congress is considering several bipartisan legislative proposals intended to protect patients form “surprise”...
Update on “Surprise” Out-of-Network (OON) Legislation in Congress – HBMA Call to Action
Since the end of 2018 Congress has been working to pass legislation that protects patients from “surprise”...
Washington Report - May 2019 Issue
Washington Report – May 2019 (Covers activity between 5/1/19 and 5/31/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Carolyn Bounds,...
HBMA Response to HELP Committee on Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019
HBMA's comments to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on the Lower Health Care...
HBMA Response to House Energy and Commerce Committee on "Surprise" Billing
HBMA comments to House Energy and Commerce Committee on the "No Surprises Act" discussion draft. [Download HBMA...
Washington Report - April 2019 Issue
Washington Report – April 2019 (Covers activity between 4/1/19 and 4/30/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Carolyn...
Washington Report - March 2019 Issue
Washington Report – March 2019 (Covers activity between 3/1/19 and 3/31/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Carolyn...
Washington Report - February 2019 Issue
Washington Report – February 2019 (Covers activity between 2/1/19 and 2/28/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Carolyn...
HBMA letter to Senator Bill Cassidy regarding opportunity to provide feedback on behalf of HBMA members regarding the...
Washington Report - January 2019 Issue
Washington Report – January 2019 (Covers activity between 1/1/19 and 1/31/19) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Carolyn...
Washington Report - December Issue
Washington Report – December, 2018 (Covers activity between 12/1/18 and 12/31/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, and...
Washington Report - November Issue
Washington Report – November, 2018 (Covers activity between 11/1/18 and 11/31/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, and...
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
To: HBMA From: HBMA Government Relations Committee Re: Medicare physician fee schedule Final Rule On November 1, 2018,...
Washington Report - October Issue
Washington Report – October, 2018 (Covers activity between 10/1/18 and 10/31/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, and...
Washington Report - September Issue
Washington Report – September, 2018 (Covers activity between 9/1/18 and 9/30/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, and...
Washington Report - August Issue
Washington Report – August, 2018 (Covers activity between 8/1/18 and 8/31/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, and Carolyn...
2018 CMS/Hill Day Publication Now Available
On June 13 and 14, 2018, the HBMA Government Relations Committee held its annual CMS visit and Hill Day meetings. This...
Feedback on CMS Proposed Changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
To: HBMA Membership From: HBMA GR Committee Re: Feedback on CMS proposed changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
Washington Report - July Issues
Washington Report – July, 2018 (Covers activity between 7/1/18 and 7/31/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, and Carolyn...
CMS Releases 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and QPP Proposed Rule
To: HBMA From: HBMA Government Relations Committee Re: CMS Releases 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and QPP...
Washington Report - June Issue
Washington Report – June, 2018 (Covers activity between 6/1/18 and 6/30/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Sarah Wilson,...
Washington Report - May Issue
Washington Report – May, 2018 (Covers activity between 5/1/18 and 5/31/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Sarah Wilson,...
Washington Report - April Issue
Washington Report – April, 2018 (Covers activity between 4/1/18 and 4/30/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Nathan...
Washington Report - March Issue
Washington Report – March, 2018 (Covers activity between 3/1/18 and 3/31/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Nathan...
Washington Report - February Issue
Washington Report – February, 2018 (Covers activity between 2/1/18 and 2/28/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Nathan...
Washington Report - January Issue
Washington Report – January, 2018 (Covers activity between 1/1/18 and 1/31/18) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Nathan...
Washington Report - December Issue
Washington Report – December, 2017 (Covers activity between 12/1/17 and 12/31/17) Bill Finerfrock, Matt Reiter, Nathan...