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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…
The National Governors Association this week urged federal officials to give states more flexibility with respect to Health Insurance Marketplaces and Section 1332 waivers.
Neil Jesuele, AHA executive vice president of leadership and business development, will retire in mid-2016 after more than 20 years with the association. “Neil was instrumental in furthering innovative strategic and business developments to help hospitals navigate the changing health care…