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Supreme Court declines to take up AHA’s site-neutral challenge

The Supreme Court of the United States declined to consider AHA’s lawsuit asking the court to reverse federal appeals court decisions that threaten continued access to care for hospital outpatients in need by making significant Medicare cuts to payments for health exams at off-site clinics.
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Deadline for states to apply for social determinants of health grants approaching

July 6 is the deadline for state and local governments to apply for grants of up to $125,000 each to develop multi-sector plans to address social determinants of health to improve chronic disease outcomes in populations experiencing health disparities and inequities.
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CMS urged to delay advanced imaging appropriate use timeline

The AHA and American Medical Association last week urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay until at least Jan. 1, 2023, the deadline for physicians, hospitals and health systems to implement appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging services, citing “the unprecedented financial strain placed on providers by the COVID-19 public health emergency, continued technological challenges, and the need for additional programmatic guidance.”
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AHA comments on LTCH proposed rule for FY 2022

Commenting today on long-term care hospital provisions in the fiscal year 2022 proposed rule for the inpatient and LTCH prospective payment systems, AHA said it supports the proposals to use fiscal year 2019 claims as a basis for calculating the FY 2022 payment update; require state Medicaid programs to enroll all eligible Medicare providers; and the overall objectives of the requests for information on health equity and digital quality reporting. 
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AHA comments on inpatient proposed rule for FY 2022

AHA today voiced strong support for provisions in the inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2022 that would repeal the requirement that hospitals report their median payer-specific charges for Medicare Advantage organizations by Medicare severity diagnosis related group and use them in calculating new market-based relative weights. 
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AHA Comments on Long-term Care Hospital Proposed Rule for FY 2022

The AHA comments on the LTCH provisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’  fiscal year 2022 proposed rule for the inpatient and LTCH prospective payment systems.
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AHA, AMA Urge CMS to Delay Advanced Imaging Appropriate Use Timeline

the AHA and American Medical Association urge CMS to delay advanced imaging appropriate use timeline.
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AHA Comments on Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule for FY 2022

AHA's comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2022.
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DHS - TLP Green Report: Ransomware Attacks to Increase - June 24, 2021

It has been assessed that ransomware attacks targeting US networks are likely to increase in the near and long term because cybercriminals have developed effective business models to increase their financial gain, likelihood for operational success, and anonymity.
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FDA authorizes drug to treat certain hospitalized patients with COVID-19

The Food and Drug Administration authorized for emergency use a new drug to treat hospitalized patients receiving systemic corticosteroids who require supplemental oxygen, mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.