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 2010 budget outline released by the White House today includes several measures affecting hospitals.
The tentative agreement on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act \(H.R. 1\), which could go to both chambers for a vote tomorrow, provides an estimated 89 billion. Actual language is being written, but, based on information provided to us, the following provisions appear to be included
As we reported last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) on February 6 announced that two companies that unsuccessfully bid to become Medicare recovery audit contractors \(RACs\) had withdrawn their bid protests, allowing the Medicare RAC program to proceed.
On October 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released two final regulations - the calendar year \(CY\) 2009 outpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\) and ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) payment system final rule and the CY 2009 physician fee schedule final rule.…
Strong advocacy efforts by hospital leaders led to major victories on Capitol Hill this year.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) yesterday released the inpatient prospective payment system \(IPPS\) final rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2009. The policies and payment rates included in this rule become effective October 1.
Thanks once again to your advocacy, 210 members of the House are on record as opposing the capital indirect medical education \(IME\) cut. A letter sponsored by Representatives Jim Marshall \(D-GA\) and Peter King \(R-NY\) was sent to CMS Acting Administrator Kerry Weems earlier this week
Thanks to your advocacy, more than half of the Senate has put itself on the record as opposing the capital indirect medical education \(IME\) cut. The attached letter, sponsored by Senators Charles Schumer \(D-NY\), Arlen Specter \(R-PA\) and Hillary Clinton \(D-NY\), includes 51 signatures and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) today released a new report on the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor \(RAC\) demonstration program in a limited number of states. RACs are tasked with identifying inaccurate Medicare payments - both overpayments and underpayments - and are…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) on July 3 released the outpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\) and the ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2009. Highlights of the rule follow.