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Advisory
Member

Regulatory Advisory: CY 2020 Home Health PPS Final Rule with Comment Period

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ home health prospective payment system CY 2020 final rule with comment period is effective Jan. 1, 2020; however, through Dec. 30, the agency will take comments related to drug coverage under the Medicare durable medical equipment benefit.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Urges MedPAC to Release Hospital-level Impact of Potential IME Changes

AHA urges the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to release a “more granular assessment of the hospital-level impacts” of its potential changes to the Indirect Medical Education program.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Expresses Support for H.R. 4538, the Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act

In a letter to Representatives Peter Welch and David B. McKinley:The AHA expresses support for H.R. 4538, the Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act.
Advisory
Member Non-Fed

Member Advisory: Update on Health IT Rules That Are Expected to be Released Soon

Recent press reports have highlighted concerns from various health care stakeholders regarding the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s proposed rule (released in March 2019), which would implement the “information blocking” provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act.
Special Bulletin
Member

Special Bulletin: United States Pharmacopeia Delays Official Effective Dates of New and Revised Compounding Standards

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) today notified stakeholders that it is postponing the official effective dates of several new and revised standards pertaining to pharmaceutical handling until further notice while it reviews appeals to the standards.
Amicus Brief
Public

Amicus Brief - Public Charge Rule

The AHA and five other national hospital groups today filed a friend-of-the court brief (LINK) urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to affirm a district court decision blocking the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule from taking effect while legal challenges to the rule proceed.
Testimony
Public

AHA Statement on Proposals to Achieve Universal Health Care Coverage

Statement  of the  American Hospital Association  for the  Committee on Energy and Commerce 
News

What health care is learning from startup culture

Health care can borrow from the startup playbook, embrace new mindsets and leverage the ingenuity and compassion that define our field’s connection to purpose, writes Andy Shin, chief operating officer for the AHA Center for Health Innovation.