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) April 10 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 10 issued the proposed rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
After an over 9-year legal odyssey, AHA and three of its member hospitals succeeded in taming an immense backlog of Medicare appeals that the government had ignored despite the real threat it posed of widespread hospital insolvencies.
CMS April 5 finalized its Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program for Contract Year (CY) 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 4 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2024 proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS).
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) March 15 announced 27 prescription drugs for which it will lower Part B beneficiary coinsurance, beginning April 1 through June 30, 2023, as required by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 9 released changes to its interpretive guidance for the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.
President Biden today submitted to Congress his budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Feb. 24 published a proposed rule that updates the regulatory requirements of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program in response to Section 203 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021.