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 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 29 issued a final rule with comment period requiring states to submit plans to monitor access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries, and establishing new review procedures for proposed rate changes in the Medicaid fee-for-service program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 29 released the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2016. Highlights of the rule follow in this Bulletin.
CMS yesterday issued a proposed rule revising discharge planning requirements for hospitals (including long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities), critical access hospitals (CAHs) and home health agencies (HHAs) that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Senate early this morning passed legislation to raise the nation's debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Details and what it means for hospitals are outlined in this Special Bulletin and Frequently Asked Questions document.
On October 6, CMS released a final rule with comment period modifying the reporting period for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs in 2015 to a 90-day period to align with the calendar year and providing additional flexibilities.
Finding in favor of hospitals, a federal judge late yesterday rejected CMS's arguments that it met all legal requirements for rulemaking when the agency cut hospitals inpatient payments by 0.2 percent in conjunction with its "two-midnight" policy.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released today its long-awaited proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program "Mega Guidance" in the form of a notice with a 60-day comment period.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), despite calls for a delay from the AHA and others, today moved ahead with rules to permit unlicensed devices to operate on the same frequencies as hospitals' Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS), which is used by various hospital devices for patient…
CMS late last week issued final rules for three post-acute care settings for fiscal year (FY) 2016. This bulletin highlights the final rules for: long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs).
Late July 31, the CMS issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2016. Select highlights of the final rule related to the inpatient PPS are highlighted in this Bulletin.