WASHINGTON, June 7 -- AdventHealth, headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) requirements. The letter outlines AdventHealth's perspectives on several aspects of the proposed rule (CMS-1851-P) and offers recommendations aimed at enhancing hospice care for Medicare beneficiaries. The letter,  more ST

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 4, 2026, by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Beauty more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Florida Hospital Association, based in Tampa, Florida, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the agency's proposed amendments to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System and Quality Reporting Program for Fiscal Year 2027. The association, representing more than 260 hospitals and health systems including 54 inpatient rehabilitation facilities, voiced support for some initiatives but expressed more ST

DALLAS, Texas, June 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * GLP-1-based meds linked to fewer heart events in adults with obesity, autoimmune disease * Research Highlights: * Among people with both obesity and an autoimmune disease, those taking GLP-1-based medications had fewer cardiac events, fewer emergency department visits and a decreased mortality. * The analysis of more than 26,000 adults in the U.S. found that GLP-1RA medi more PR