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 will need to adhere to several new policies required by the No Surprises Act. Specifically, facilities and providers will not be permitted to balance bill patients in certain out-of-network scenarios unless certain conditions are met, they must…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a Dec. 10 letter to state Medicaid directors provided state agencies with guidance pertaining to two provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021. Section 202 of the CAA specified new state reporting requirements for non-…
Announcement of new Musicians On Call/AHA holiday concert for hospitals and front-line caregivers.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that later this week it will distribute $9 billion of the $17 billion in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) “Phase 4” payments to providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As urged by the AHA, the Senate today in a 59-35 bipartisan vote passed legislation that would stop Medicare cuts to hospitals, physicians and other providers from going into effect early next year.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) sued the federal government today over the misguided implementation of the federal surprise billing law. The associations are joined in the suit by hospital and physician plaintiffs, including Renown Health, UMass…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released six documents updating previous guidance implementing the No Surprises Act requirements regarding Standard Notice and Consent Forms and Model Public Disclosure Notices.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a memorandum confirming that it will not enforce its vaccine mandate while it remains enjoined by the Missouri and Louisiana district courts.
A federal district court in Louisiana late yesterday issued a preliminary injunction placing a temporary hold on enforcement of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services vaccine mandate for health care facilities in all states, except the 10 already covered by the Missouri district court’s…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released 11 documents related to the agency’s regulations implementing the No Surprises Act good faith estimates for uninsured and self-pay patients and the patient-provider dispute resolution process.