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The AHA today voiced support for an Internal Revenue Service supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, which clarifies that applicable large employers must provide substantial coverage for inpatient hospitalization and physician services to meet the minimum value standard for health benefits…
A policy statement issued Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General assures hospitals that they will not be subject to administrative sanctions for discounting or waiving amounts Medicare beneficiaries may owe for self-administered drugs received in…
Eligible professionals and group practices participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System who believe they were incorrectly assessed a negative payment adjustment for 2016 may ask CMS to review their adjustment determination through Nov. 23 by submitting an informal review request through…
The Department of Health and Human Services Friday released an analysis of consumer choice and premiums in the 2016 Health Insurance Marketplace, which focuses on states that use the HealthCare.gov platform. According to HHS, 86% of current Marketplace enrollees can find a lower premium plan…
The AHA's Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development has chosen as its 2016 president-elect Ruth Padilla Portacci, principal of Healthcare Strategy Partners in Nashville, TN. Portacci will become president of the organization in 2017. The society also elected three new board members to…
By Damareus BarbourNational Apprenticeship Week is Nov. 2–8. During the week, the AHA’s Workforce Center observes that apprenticeships are no longer reserved for fields such as construction and other skilled trade jobs. Today, hospitals across the nation are taking advantage of improved…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule for calendar year 2016 for the hospital outpatient prospective payment and ambulatory surgical center payment systems.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today finalized a payment increase of 0.5% for the physician fee schedule for calendar year 2016, as required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. The rule also finalizes CMS’s proposal to pay for advanced care…
The U.S. Senate early today voted 64-35 to pass legislation to raise the nation’s debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Approved by the House Wednesday, the bill now goes to President Obama, who said he will sign it into law.
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission yesterday approved recommendations to improve and expand on data collected about the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program. The recommendations will be included in the commission’s first report to Congress on the issue in…