Policy and Legislation

<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">This week's top stories include an alert from federal agencies about </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Russian state-sponsored cyber operations targeting U.S. critical infrastructure, including healthcare organizations, and Massachusetts emergency orders released in response to critical staffing shortages in healthcare. </span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="color:black">This week's top stories include a class action complaint filed following a data breach that affected nearly 320,000 people, and New York's booster requirement that aims to protect the health of a stretched-thin workforce.</span></span></span></p>

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HHS attributes this number to the American Rescue Plan, saying it has made coverage more affordable and accessible.

The Supreme Court is fast-tracking the cases as the Omicron variant is causing COVID-19 cases to surge nationwide.

The rule establishes DMEPOS fee schedule amounts and procedures for making benefit categories and payment determinations for new items and services.

Americans will be able to get a free rapid at-home test by request through the federal government.

The public health emergency needs to be extended past its current mid-January deadline for millions to keep their Medicaid coverage.

The rule requires all healthcare workers in facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program to get vaccinated.

Over 700,000 more consumers have signed up for coverage this year than last year.