In This Issue:

- Post-Acute Care Bill Passes, Sets Up Policymakers for Comprehensive Reform Effort

- Lawmakers still Focusing on SGR During “Lame Duck:”

- Implementation of the Affordable Care Act

- Other Federal Regulatory Initiatives

- Other Congressional and State Initiatives

- Other Health Care News

- Upcoming Congressional Hearings and Markups

- Excerpt from Post-Acute Care Bill Passes, Sets Up Policymakers for Comprehensive Reform Effort:

Last Thursday, September 18th, the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation intended to lay the groundwork for comprehensive post-acute care reform. The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 (IMPACT Act), had already passed the House on September 16, 2014 which means the President could sign the bill into law early this week.