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This week, CMS released the FY2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Proposed Rule, and Congress held hearings on chronic care and telehealth proposals.

This week, the House passed an appropriations bill to fund HHS and other agencies for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2024, with the Senate expected to vote shortly, and CMS introduced the ACO Primary Care Flex Model.

This week, the House of Representatives passed a “minibus,” finalizing fiscal year 2024 funding for six appropriations bills, and HHS issued a request for information on private equity’s involvement in health care.

This week, Congress successfully passed a new temporary funding bill for FY2024 appropriations to avert a government shutdown, and the Biden Administration released the final part one guidance for the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan.

This week, CMS finalized a rule on the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program, clarifying hospital-specific DSH payment limits, and the House launched a bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force to study AI-specific legislative proposals.