Medicaid
On September 14, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a final regulation for the new Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor program. The final rule was published in the September 16 Federal Register.
Given that Medicare and Medicaid comprise more than 20 percent of all federal spending, some policymakers are advocating cuts to Medicare and Medicaid payments for hospital services as part of deficit reduction options.
AHA Amicus Brief Filed With the Supreme Court to Enforce Medicaid Law
On June 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) issued a final ruleoutlining its planned implementation of non-payment for Medicaid healthcare-associated conditions.
A summary of the report, Limiting Federal Spending as a Proportion of Total Gross Domestic Product \(GDP\), prepared by The Lewin Group
Case Study: Variations on the ")Commitment to American Prosperity Act \(CAP\)")
This Regulatory Advisory examines CMS' May 4 proposed rule to revise the Medicare and Medicaid Conditions of Participation \(CoP\) to require hospitals of all types to offer all inpatients and outpatients an annual influenza vaccination unless vaccination is medically contraindicated or the patient…
The AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges, Federation of American Hospitals, National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, and VHA Inc. today launched an ad that urges lawmakers to reject further cuts to hospital services,…
Hospital and CAH Medicare and Medicaid CoP: Final Rule on Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging
This Regulatory Advisory provides a summary of the Centers for Medicare…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) recently took steps to operationalize the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record \(EHR\) incentive programs. The incentive programs provide bonus payments to certain physicians and hospitals for the adoption and ")meaningful use") of…