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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 3 released two proposed rules for calendar year (CY) 2015 - the outpatient prospective payment system (PPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) rule and the physician fee schedule (PFS) rule. In addition, on July 2, CMS issued the End-…
CMS Implements Extension of Payment Adjustment for Low-Volume and Medicare-Dependent Hospital Programs for Second Half of FY 2014: On Tuesday, June 17, CMS announced in the Federal Register changes implementing the extension of both the low-volume payment adjustment and the Medicare-dependent…
The Senate June 11 voted 93-3 to pass legislation (H.R. 3230) to improve veterans access to care.
In letters to the AHA and the Catholic Health Association of the U.S., Secretary Kathleen Sebelius confirmed that payments from private, not-for-profit foundations to qualified health plans (QHPs) on behalf of individuals who enroll in coverage via the Health Insurance Marketplaces are not…
To advance the hospital fields progress in meeting the Institute of Medicines Six Aims: care that is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely and patient-centered, the AHA Board of Trustees has urged the association to make three Strategic Performance Commitments (SPCs) for 2014-2016.