JUNEAU, Alaska, June 1 -- The Alaska Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Selected for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has selected Alaska as one of 10 states to participate in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration P  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Greater New York Hospital Association submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing the agency's proposed rule for the Fiscal Year 2027 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS). The letter focuses on CMS's inquiry about creating an IRF-specific wage index using alternative data sources. The letter, written by Elisabeth Wynn, Executive Vice President, expressed strong reservations about CMS's c  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Huffman and Senator Markey Statement on Arctic Refuge Lease Sale House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today issued a statement on the Trump administration's lease sale for the Arctic National Wildli  more