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 Administration yesterday announced it will voluntarily extend for 60 days the current moratorium on Medicaid rules related to intergovernmental transfers \(IGT\), certified public expenditures \(CPE\) and graduate medical education \(GME\).
In a key victory for people who rely on Medicaid, and for the hospitals and other providers who take care of them, the House today voted to attach the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, H.R. 5613, to the Iraq supplemental spending bill.
Today, the fiscal year \(FY\) 2009 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facilities \(IRF\) was placed on display by the Centers for Medicare…
CMS today issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\) proposed rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2009
President Bush today in his fiscal year 2008 federal budget proposed cutting 5.8 billion over the next five years from Medicare and 5.7 billion from Medicaid. A detailed breakdown of the impact on the Medicare and Medicaid programs is available on the AHA.org web site.
The AHA and other hospital organizations today asked a federal court to prevent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing a regulation that would restrict how states fund their Medicaid programs and pay public hospitals
President Bush today unveiled a fiscal year \(FY\) 2009 federal budget proposal that would cut an unprecedented 82 billion from Medicare over the next five years, and 7 billion from Medicaid.
Today through February 15, hospital leaders can preview their initial HCAHPS survey data through the QualityNet Exchange Web site at www.qualitynet.org.
Physician fee schedule final rule also released