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WASHINGTON – Despite the “chaotic” environment in Washington, D.C., right now, Congress has work it must do before the end of the year and industry stakeholders remain laser focused on getting an extension of the 75/25 blended Medicare reimbursement rate included in some way.  President Biden on July 21 announced he was stepping down and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to run for the Democratic nomination.  “I think the White House will proceed as normal,...

WASHINGTON - Liz Richter has been named acting administrator of CMS and Norris Cochran has been named acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.  Richter is an agency veteran who has worked at CMS since 1990, most recently as deputy center director for the Center for Medicare. She began in the Bureau of Policy Development working on inpatient hospital payment policy. She subsequently worked on a variety of Medicare payment issues. She has...