National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Oct. 25

CMS clarified yesterday that Medicare will hold claims for telehealth and hospital-at-home services while Congress is at an impasse over funding the government and renewing key healthcare programs, the agency said in a notice Wednesday. The legal authorities for fee-for-service Medicare to cover telehealth and hospital-at-home care expired Oct. 1. CMS has instructed Medicare billing contractors to hold claims for services performed on or after that date, the agency said in the notice.

The 2025 Ohio Society of Health Care Facilities Management Fall Conference is fast approaching next week on Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Quest Conference Center in Columbus. The program will address key facility management issues impacting hospitals and provide insight for professionals across operations, safety, security and compliance. View a full conference agenda, find CE credit information and register for the upcoming event here.

OHA’s Opioid Overdose Dashboard has been updated with data through the second quarter of 2025. The data is derived from the more than 39 million annual coded hospital encounters in Ohio. The release of per-capita rates by county as well as by market area are intended to assist health policymakers, funders and local collaboratives in their work. While Q1 2025 had the fewest overdose encounters (1,133) since OHA began tracking the data in 2016, Q2 saw an increase of 262 more overdose encounters. The data does not reflect overdoses that did not present for care at a hospital or overdoses…

The Ohio Department of Medicaid is implementing its Next Generation MyCare program Jan. 1, 2026, in the 29 counties where MyCare Ohio is available today. Those counties are located in Ohio's large urban areas. Later in 2026, the program will be available in the rest of Ohio. In preparation for the program launch, ODM is providing a series of provider resources and information on where more help is available. The Next Generation MyCare Overview One-Pager helps stakeholders understand what the Next Generation MyCare program is, who it serves, and where to go for more information. The Next Generation MyCare Provider Help Desk One-Pager shares…