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President Trump this morning signed a revised Executive Order prohibiting entry to the U.S. for 90 days for certain foreign nationals travelling on the passport of one of six nations, effective March 16, 2017. Today’s order replaces the EO signed on Jan. 27 to pause travel from six…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a March 22 webinar on the Medicare Accountable Care Organization Track 1+ Model, which will begin in 2018.
China has reported 460 human infections with the H7N9 avian flu virus since last October, more than in any year since the novel virus emerged there in 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week. During the prior years, 88% of patients developed pneumonia, 68% were…
More than six in 10 men and women surveyed in 2015 reported receiving recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer, nearly double the rate in 2000, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate at which women reported receiving the recommended…
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative will host a March 23 webinar on how hospitals and health systems can help prevent human trafficking. The free webinar will explore the problem of human trafficking, approaches health care organizations can adopt to address human trafficking and…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday discussed a package of draft recommendations to reduce the rapid growth in Part B drug spending. The proposals would require all Part B drug manufacturers to submit Average Sales Price data; reduce Wholesale Acquisition Cost-based payment to WAC…
In an effort to lower overall Medicare payments for post-acute care and increase payment accuracy, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday considered a draft recommendation for Congress to implement in a non-budget neutral manner a common prospective payment system for post-acute care…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today considered how Medicare might design a premium support model and its potential impacts on beneficiaries and Medicare plans. Some Medicare reform proposals have called for premium support, whereby the federal government would provide a payment on behalf…
The AHA today submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for calendar year 2018. “We agree with CMS’s proposal not to move forward with plans to increase the proportion of the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has opened its online application portal for participation in the 2018 Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model. Organizations that wish to participate must submit a non-binding Letter of Intent by May 4.