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 Program. The program expands access to sustainable more PR

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 consideration of using Bureau of Labor Statistics ( more ST

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 Wildlife Refuge, which offered nearly 700,000 acres of s more PR