Advisory

The transparency in coverage rule takes effect July 1, imposing new transparency requirements on most group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage in the individual and group markets. Beginning next month most health plans must disclose publicly in machine-readable files all in-…
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf reported yesterday in a call with AHA and other stakeholders that progress has been made in addressing the shortage of infant formula.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 18 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2023 proposed rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system (PPS).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 8 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2023 proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 18 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
An arbitrator has ordered that Anthem Insurance Company, Inc. (“Anthem”) pay a group of 11 acute care hospitals in Indiana (“hospitals”) $4.5 million as compensation for adopting a policy of processing claims for emergency services that the arbitrator found is a “clear” violation of federal and…
The AHA continues to advocate for solutions to the workforce issues affecting our field.
This National Hospital Week (NHW), the American Hospital Association (AHA) will follow the theme We Are Health Care — recognizing the women and men who work in American’s hospitals and health systems.
On Thursday, May 5, we expect the RAND Corporation to release the fourth version of its National Hospital Price Transparency Study, an employer-led initiative intended to measure and report publicly the prices paid for care at the hospital and service-line level. The AHA is taking a number of steps…