In an Aug. 28 letter to House sponsors, the AHA voiced support for the GOLD Card Act of 2023 (H.R. 4968) that would exempt qualifying providers from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans. “America’s hospital and health systems support gold carding programs, which substantially reduce administrative burdens and costs and streamline access to care for Medicare beneficiaries,” AHA said in the letter.

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As major provisions of the 2024 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule take effect on Jan. 1, 2027,…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released 2027 Medicare Advantage plan information, including star ratings, through the Medicare Plan…
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The AHA provided comments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Oct. 2 on a discussion from the commission’s September meeting on its examination of…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Sept. 28 that it projects declines in average premiums for Medicare Advantage and Part D in 2027.…
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The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange has launched its fall 2026 survey to assess industry readiness for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
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This webinar explores how hospital and health system leaders can prepare for Medicare Advantage’s new electronic prior authorization mandate, which goes into…