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.

The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a final rule making Jan. 1 the effective date of its final regulations on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers under the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Special Bulletin on CMS’s Nov. 26 proposed rule aimed at lowering drug prices for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.
The CMS, Nov. 8 released a proposed rule that would make changes to the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care regulations and, specifically, to a number of provisions contained in the agency’s 2016 final rule.
The dust has begun to settle on the 2018 mid-term elections and a clearer picture is emerging of what the results may mean for health care in the 116th Congress.  
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 31 issued a final rule that updates the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2019 and also makes changes to the HH quality reporting program. In addition, in accordance with the statutory mandate in the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 1 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule payments for calendar year 2019.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the calendar year 2019 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center final rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services October 26, released a proposed rule that would make programmatic and operational changes to the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit programs for contract year 2020.
On October 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit public comments on potential options for testing a new model for paying for prescription drugs under Medicare Part B provided in physician offices, hospital outpatient…
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury today proposed new rules related to how employers may use health reimbursement arrangements to provide health coverage to employees.