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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee June 19 introduced the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895), legislation to prevent surprise medical bills, reduce prescription drug prices, improve transparency in health care, invest in public health and improve health information…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee in July passed legislation, The No Surprises Act (H.R. 2328), to prevent surprise medical bills.
AHA Ask: Policymakers should focus on assisting rural hospitals in their negotiations with payers and providing the incentives and resources needed to maintain…
In this edition of Hacking Healthcare, we continue the discussion on biometric data by looking at an Australian wrongful dismissal case.
The AHA Aug. 20 at 12:30 p.m. ET held a webinar for members on which AHA leaders discussed the recently released CY 2020 PFS proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule rates by 0.14% in calendar year 2020 and implement several changes to payment and documentation for physician services
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Aug. 22 issued a proposed rule to amend sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that dictate restrictions on how federally assisted alcohol or drug abuse programs may use and share patient information.
On Aug. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its fiscal year (FY) 2020 final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems (PPS). This advisory covers the rule’s LTCH-related provisions. AHA issued a separate Regulatory Advisory on the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 30 issued its fiscal year 2020 final rule for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system. The rule takes effect Oct. 1.