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.
Illness or injury is stressful for patients and families, and the added uncertainty around how much care will cost can be overwhelming—especially for patients without insurance. With all that today’s health care system has to offer, health care services can represent a major financial investment—…
After consideration of the remarks made at the open forum, written comments received, and deliberations among committee members that also noted the opinions of the outside experts, the AARC made a set of recommendations, which the AHA Board adopted.
Yesterday, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published its final rule clarifying the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that excludes orphan drugs for purchase under the 340B drug pricing program
Dear Colleague:
Dear Colleague:
Many issues, from quality improvement to delivery system reform to hospital payment, are on the agendas of hospital leaders. Over the past several months, an important issue for the hospital and health system field has been the Medicare area wage index (AWI), and it is likely to…
CMS on Monday, May 13, released its proposed rule on a methodology for reducing federal DSH allotments to states by an aggregate $500 million in fiscal year 2014 and $600 million in FY 2015 under the ACA.
We are pleased to announce that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently informed the AHA that critical access hospitals (CAHs) will not be subject to the outpatient therapy cap, although the cost of outpatient therapy services provided in CAHs will accrue towards the cap, in…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for FY 2013.