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Fact Sheet: 96-Hour Certification Requirement
In order for a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to receive payment under Medicare Part A, Medicare currently requires physicians to certify that patients will be reasonably discharged or transferred to another hospital within 96 hours.
Voices on Value: A Conversation with William Shrank, M.D.
Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, talks with William Shrank, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical officer, Humana, to get his insights on health care affordability, value and the strategies that Humana is using to disrupt health care delivery.
Workforce Capacities
An aging population, a rise in chronic diseases and increased behavioral health conditions contribute to the need to strategically p
Subcommittee holds hearing on poverty measure calculation
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on potential changes to the annual inflation factor that the Census Bureau uses to measure poverty, which would have eligibility implications for a number of federal programs including Medicaid.
Government Moves for Summary Judgement in Disclosure of Negotiated Charges Lawsuit - Feb 4 2020
Government moves for summary judgement in disclosure of negotiated charges lawsuit.
CMS releases proposed rule on MA and Medicare Part D
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D programs, including implementing various provisions of the SUPPORT Act and 21st Century Cures Act.
Saint Luke’s Hospital patient spotlighted at State of Union
During the State of the Union address, President Trump spoke about how “America is constantly achieving new medical breakthroughs,” spotlighting Ellie Schneider, who was born in 2017 at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
AHA resource spotlights 19 hospital strategies to improve affordability
AHA's The Value Initiative has released a summary of 19 hospital and health system strategies to improve health care affordability, spotlighted in its Members in Action series last year
Resources debunk hospital merger myths, study
A new AHA resource debunks the top eight myths about hospital and health system mergers, such as misconceptions that they lead to higher costs for patients, large variation between public and private payment rates, and less access to care.