CHRISTINE STEARNS

Cybersecurity, including S. 4054, the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024 340B Drug Pricing Program Site-neutral payment policy proposals, including the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) Telehealth Modernization Act of 2023 (H.R. 7623) Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts FEMA payment of COVID-19 provider payments Reauthorization of the All-Hazards Preparedness Act Medicare Advantage prior authorization Medicare Advantage Organizations plan operations and decision-making - CMS updated system for providers and others to use to submit complaints related to MAOs

Cybersecurity, including S. 4054 The Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024 340B Drug Pricing Program Site-neutral payment policy proposals, including the Lower Costs More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) Telehealth Modernization Act of 2023 (H.R. 7623) Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts CMS-1803-P; RIN 0938-AV28; Medicare Program; Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; HH Quality Reporting Program Requirements; HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; Home Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) Items and Services Rate Update; and Other M Medicare Policies CMS-1809-P: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs, including the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program; Health and Safety Standards for Obstetrical Services in Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Prior Authorization; Requests for Information; Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Eligibility; Medicaid Clinic Services Four Walls Exceptions; Individuals Currently or Formerly in Custody of Penal Authorities; Revision to Medicare Special Enrollment Period for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals; and All-Inclusive Rate Add-On Payment for High-Cost Drugs Provided by Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities CMS-1807-P: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; and Medicare Overpayments

The Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (H.R. 7623) and the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act (H.R. 8261); The Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024 (S. 4054); Bipartisan Medicare GME Working Groups discussion draft regarding Medicare Graduate Medical Education; Site-neutral payment policy proposals, including the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378); Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, including the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366); The 340B Drug Pricing Program; CMS-1810-P; RIN 0938-AV29; Medicare Program; FY 2025 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements; CMS-1904-P; RIN 0938-AV31; Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program; CMS-1802-P; RIN 0938-AV30; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2025; CMS-1808-P Medicare Program; Proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Disclosures of Ownership Comment Solicitation.

Site-neutral payment policy proposals, including the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378). Telehealth Modernization Act of 2023 (H.R. 7623). Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Cuts, including the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366). CMS-4205-P Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; Health Information Technology Standards and Implementation Specifications. CMS-9895-P Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025; Updating Section 1332 Waiver Public Notice Procedures; Medicaid; Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program; & Basic Health Program. Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 6205/S. 3211),Tax Relief for American Families and Worker Act of 2024(HR 7024).

NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

NEW JERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION