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Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., a bipartisan group of over 30 senators today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider reevaluating the proposed payment update in the
A bipartisan group of 87 representatives urged (LINK) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reevaluate its proposed payment update for the inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2024, expressing concern that the proposed update does not accurately reflect the current鈥
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June 9, 2023
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 445-G
Washington, DC 20201
June 9, 2023
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Attention: CMS-1785-P
P.O. Box 8013
Baltimore, MD 21244-8013
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Serving a small rural community in upper Michigan, Mackinac Straits Health System was once in dire financial straits, operating on only a few days of cash reserves.