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.
Late Friday, Aug. 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice addressing the backlog of Medicare appeals for short stays.
Final Rule Offers Limited Flexibility for Meeting EHR Meaningful Use in 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday, July 31, and Monday, Aug. 4, issued final rules for three post-acute care settings for fiscal year (FY) 2015.
Releases FY 2015 Inpatient and Long-Term Care Hospital PPS Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 3 released two proposed rules for calendar year (CY) 2015 - the outpatient prospective payment system (PPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) rule and the physician fee schedule (PFS) rule. In addition, on July 2, CMS issued the End-…
CMS Implements Extension of Payment Adjustment for Low-Volume and Medicare-Dependent Hospital Programs for Second Half of FY 2014: On Tuesday, June 17, CMS announced in the Federal Register changes implementing the extension of both the low-volume payment adjustment and the Medicare-dependent…
Proposed rules are for SNFs, IRFs and LTCHs - Attachment to Bulletin with highlights