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 Feb. 29 issued its final rule implementing standards that govern health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2017.
CMS late Friday issued its advance notice of proposed changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D rates and payment polices for calendar year 2017.
On Feb. 12, as urged by the AHA, CMS released a recertification guidance and checklist to state survey agency directors indicating that states may immediately use alternative ways to document that a critical access hospital is a necessary provider.
President Obama today in his fiscal year 2017 budget request to Congress proposed nearly $420 billion in reductions to Medicare payments to providers.
On January 19, CMS, issued new guidance related to certain special enrollment periods available to consumers purchasing coverage on the federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) late last night unveiled a $1.1 trillion spending package to fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2016.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice with comment period that the agency believes provides additional justification for the 0.2 percent cut to hospitals’ inpatient payments made in conjunction with the agency’s implementation of the “two-midnight policy.” The…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 20 issued its omnibus proposed rule proposing standards that govern health insurance issuers as well as the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 20 issued an omnibus proposed rule for standards that govern health insurance issuers as well as the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2017.
Late November 16, CMS finalized a new payment model that bundles payment to acute care hospitals for hip and knee replacement surgery -- the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model.