Special Bulletin
The American Hospital Association (AHA) sends members Special Bulletins on the latest health care news, legislation, and advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, facilities and providers must adhere to several new policies required by the No Surprises Act.
This document summarizes UHC’s response to AHA’s letter on forthcoming changes to the insurer’s coverage criteria for emergency-level care.
This document summarizes proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for 2023 on the standards governing health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Document outlines CMS’ interpretative guidance for vaccine mandate rule.
This document summarizes a letter from AHA to UnitedHealthcare on forthcoming changes to the insurer’s coverage criteria for emergency-level care.
This document outlines OSHA’s Dec. 27, 2021, decision to withdraw its emergency temporary standard for occupation exposure to COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is releasing updated guidance for isolation and quarantine for health care workers, decreasing their isolation time after infection with COVID-19.
The American Hospital Association will run a new print ad in The New York Times and The Washington Post highlighting the urgent need for all individuals to get vaccinated, get a booster shot and follow public health guidelines as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase rapidly across the…
President Biden today announced new actions designed to support hospitals and communities as they battle COVID-19 and the omicron variant. Among other efforts, the Administration will send 1,000 military doctors, nurses and medics to staff local hospitals; deploy teams to build more hospital beds;…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dec. 17 issued a final rule with comment period related to certain policies for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS).