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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, 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, HRSA issued a request for proposals (RFP) ahead of executing multiple contract awards as part of an initiative to reform the organ transplant system, and both the House and Senate held hearings related to drug costs and chronic shortages.

This week, HHS released a final rule entitled, Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes and the Biden Administration announced a program through ARPA-H to invest in primary care.

This week, CMS provided an update on three CMMI models aimed at reducing Medicare drug prices and Sen. HELP Committee Chair Sanders (I-VT) released a report recommending Congress and the IRS address nonprofit hospitals’ charity care practices.