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.
CMS recently issued final rules for fiscal year 2017 for three post-acute care prospective payment systems.
CMS on Aug. 2 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system and long-term care hospital PPS final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2017.
Over the strong objections of the hospital field, CMS today released its new star ratings for hospitals on the Hospital Compare website.
Late July 25, CMS proposed a new payment model that would bundle payment to acute care hospitals for heart attack and cardiac bypass surgery services.
Saying the proposed deal would "lead to higher health-insurance prices, reduced benefits, less innovation, and worse service" for consumers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed a lawsuit in federal court to block Aetna's acquisition of Humana.
Progress on addressing the opioid epidemic.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 7 released the physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2017. In addition to standard updates to the PFS payment rates and policies, the rule also includes proposed changes related to Medicare Advantage (MA) and…
On July 6, CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2017 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) proposed rule. In addition to standard updates to the OPPS and ASC payment systems, the rule proposes to implement the site-neutral provisions of Section 603 of the…
The AHA today shared with Congress and HHS a new report that examines the barriers to transforming health care delivery created by outdated fraud and abuse laws. This report recommends the enactment of comprehensive safe harbors to remove outdated barriers and replace them with measures to foster…
The Department of Health and Human Services late June 28, issued a proposed rule that would make changes to the procedures for Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) appeals of payment and coverage determinations for items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries, in addition to other Medicare…