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Table 3: FY2024 Percent Change in Medicare Payments
Percent Change in Medicare Payments displays how hospitals' Medicare payments changed as a result of the Hospital VBP Program in percentage terms.
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FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grant for Sandy Fire in Ventura County OAKLAND, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of California in combating the Sandy Fire burning in Ventura County. On May 18, the State of California submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Sandy Fire. At the time of the request, the fire was threatening approximately 7,461 homes in and around Simi Valley, CA. Mandatory evacuations had taken place for approximately 28,000 people. The fire began on May 18 and had already burned more than 836 acres. FMAGs provide federal funding for up to 75 percent of eligible firefighting costs. FMAGs are approved through FEMA to assist in fighting fires that threaten to become major disasters. Eligible costs covered by FMAGs can include expenses for field camps, equipment use, materials, supplies and mobilization, and demobilization activities attributed to fighting the fire. For more information on FMAGs, visit fema.gov/assistance/public/fire-management-assistance. ### FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters. Follow FEMA Region 9 online at x/femaregion9. eileen.chao Tue, 05/19/2026 - 17:42
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Percent Change in Medicare Payments displays how hospitals' Medicare payments changed as a result of the Hospital VBP Program in percentage terms.
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Value-Based Incentive Payment Amount displays the number of hospitals that received value-based incentive payment amounts in ranges of $50,000.
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FEMA Approves More Than $489.1 Million to Support Recovery in Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas FEMA recently approved more than $489.1 million in funding to support recovery in Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas. This includes $467.6 million to reimburse costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and $21.5 million for recovery work related to past natural disasters. This regional funding is part of FEMA’s announcement of $5.6 billion in federal assistance to states, Tribal Nations and territories for COVID-19 and disaster recovery. FEMA conducts a review process for all recovery grants that includes verifying compliance with program eligibility rules, ensuring proper documentation of expenses and confirming that claimed activities are consistent with program eligibility criteria to ensure taxpayer dollars are used appropriately. In alignment with President Trump’s executive order establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, FEMA conducted thorough reviews of claimed costs to identify duplication of benefits, specifically with patient care revenue. These actions help ensure that the COVID-19 Public Assistance funds being obligated are consistent with the executive order’s focus on preventing fraud, waste and abuse. Based on these reviews, FEMA is confident that the costs being reimbursed are eligible and not fraudulent. Some FEMA Public Assistance grants recently approved to Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas include: More than $148.5 million to the Texas Department of State Health Services for management costs from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. More than $8.8 million to the Greater Lafourche Port Commission in Lafourche Parish, La., for restoration of Fourchon Beach, which was severely eroded during Hurricane Ida in 2021. More than $2.6 million to the city of Roswell, New Mexico, to repair or replace fire department vehicles that were damaged during severe storms and flooding in 2024. FEMA will continue to review additional projects and obligate funds on a rolling basis as eligibility is confirmed and scopes of work are finalized. About FEMA Region 6 The FEMA Region 6 office, located in Denton, Texas, partners with 68 Tribal Nations and the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Follow us at x.com/FEMARegion6 and at linkedin.com/showcase/fema-region-6/ and like us at facebook.com/FEMARegion6/. katrina.french Fri, 05/15/2026 - 15:59
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A list of the state averages for the HCAHPS survey responses. HCAHPS is a national, standardized survey of hospital patients about their experiences during a recent inpatient hospital stay.
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