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Jun 6, 2024, 09:00 AM
Medical Assistance Program Fee Schedule Revisions; 2024 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Updates; Fee Adjustments; Prior Authorization Requirements
The Department of Human Services announces changes to the Medical Assistance (MA) Program Fee Schedule. These changes are effective for dates of service on and after May 28, 2024.
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Jun 6, 2024, 08:23 AM
PAMED and AMA Argue for New Trial in Record Judgment Case
PAMED and the American Medical Association recently filed an amici curiae (“friends of the court”) brief in the Pennsylvania Superior Court, asking the court to order a new trial in a case that produced the largest medical malpractice verdict in Pennsylvania history.
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Jun 6, 2024, 08:00 AM
State Board of Osteopathic Medicine Licensure Requirements (proposed rulemaking)
The State Board of Osteopathic Medicine (Board) proposes to amend Chapter 25 (relating to State Board of Osteopathic Medicine) and adding §§ 25.248 and 25.249 (relating to licensure by endorsement under 63 Pa.C.S. § 3111; and provisional endorsement license under 63 Pa.C.S. § 3111).
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Jun 6, 2024, 07:23 AM
Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority Health Equity Accreditation (proposed rulemaking)
The Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Authority d/b/a Pennie® (Exchange Authority) proposes to add Chapter 5001 to the Exchange Authority's regulations.
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Jun 6, 2024, 06:23 AM
Department of Health Extension of Temporary Scheduling of Substance; Nitazene Class of Compounds
The Department of Health (Department) is extending the temporary scheduling of any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following Nitazene substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers.
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Jun 5, 2024, 16:00 PM
State Board of Medicine Registration of Naturopathic Doctors
The State Board of Medicine (Board) amends Chapters 16 and 18 (relating to State Board of Medicine—general provisions; and State Board of Medicine—practitioners other than medical doctors) to require initial and biennial registration of naturopathic doctors.
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Jun 4, 2024, 09:34 AM
Testing for Influenza in Persons with Severe Respiratory Illness
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an alert on testing for influenza in persons with severe respiratory illness.
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Jun 3, 2024, 09:23 AM
PAMED Public Health Alert: 2024 West Nile and Other Arboviral Infections in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued an alert on the first WNV-positive mosquito pools identified in Adams, Bucks, Philadelphia and York counties.
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May 23, 2024, 09:52 AM
Department of Human Services Change to Supplemental Payments to Qualifying Hospitals
The Department of Human Services (Department) is announcing its intent to increase the funding for a class of supplemental payments to qualifying acute care general hospitals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 that provide a substantial portion of their inpatient services to Medical Assistance beneficiaries.
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May 23, 2024, 08:43 AM
The #1 Error in RA Coding
Stay out of harm’s way when it comes to risk adjustment compliance. Granite GRC Consulting presents a series of monthly articles for the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s DOSE newsletter. This is the fifth article in the series.
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May 15, 2024, 02:03 AM
Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority Receiving Funding: What's Available Now and What's Next?
On March 1st, 2024, according to the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, more than 276,000 households, businesses, schools, and libraries do not have access to broadband internet (PBDA, 2024a).
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May 8, 2024, 12:00 PM
Department of Health Releases New Information Regarding Fentanyl and Xylazine Urine Drug Screening Reporting - Act 43 of 2023
Act 43 of 2023 requires fentanyl and xylazine testing when a urine drug screening is conducted in an emergency department within an acute care hospital for the purposes of diagnosing a patient's condition.
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May 8, 2024, 09:34 AM
Department of Human Services: Disproportionate Share Payments and Supplemental Payments to Qualifying Hospitals
The Department of Human Services (Department) is providing final notice of its funding allocation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 for several classes of inpatient disproportionate share hospital and supplemental payments to Medical Assistance (MA) enrolled, qualifying inpatient acute care general hospitals.
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May 8, 2024, 08:34 AM
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Finalizes New Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
On April 30, 2024, The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a revised recommendation for breast cancer screening.
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May 8, 2024, 08:23 AM
Department of Human Services: Peer Groups, Peer Group Medians and Peer Group Prices for Nonpublic Nursing Facilities
The purpose of this notice is to announce the Department of Human Services' (Department) peer groups, peer group medians and peer group prices for nonpublic nursing facilities including hospital-based nursing facilities and special rehabilitation facilities.
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May 8, 2024, 07:23 AM
Department of Human Services: Payments to Nursing Facilities
This notice announces that the Department of Human Services (Department) made certain health care-associated infection (HAI) payments.
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May 8, 2024, 01:03 AM
Department of Human Services: Payments to Nonpublic and County Nursing Facilities; Final Rates for State Fiscal Year 2023-2024
This notice announces the Department of Human Services (Department) final annual case-mix per diem payment rates for State Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 for nonpublic and county nursing facilities that participate in the Medical Assistance (MA) Program.
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May 8, 2024, 00:00 AM
State Ethics Commission: Medical Marijuana List Supplement
Under the Medical Marijuana Act, the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission (Commission) biennially publishes a list of all State, county, municipal and other government positions that meet the definition of ''public official'' or ''executive-level public employee.''
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May 2, 2024, 16:15 PM
May 2024 Board of Trustee Wrap Up
This week, the Board of Trustees held their May 2024 meeting, with both in person and virtual participants.
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May 2, 2024, 07:13 AM
PAMED Public Health Alert: Increases in tick bite-related emergency department visits in nearly all regions of the state
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has identified recent sustained increases in tick bite-related emergency department visits in nearly all regions of the state.