Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week issued a proposed rule revising the agency’s recently adopted arbitration agreement requirements for long-term care facilities. The rule would remove a prohibition on pre-dispute binding arbitration agreements finalized last year, which was…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued interpretive guidelines for state survey agencies that will evaluate compliance with new emergency preparedness requirements for hospitals and other providers beginning Nov. 15.
Proposed Rule: Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and The Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2018 Rates and Other Issues
CMS published its fiscal year 2018 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient and long-term care prospective payment systems on April 14.
The Health Resources and Services Administration today delayed to Oct. 1 the effective date of its final rule on 340B drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers. The final rule was subject to multiple delays since January.
Press Release
Statement on House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Hearing on Medicare
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President
American Hospital Association
As you know, America’s hospitals and health systems are deeply disappointed in the House passage of the American Health Care Act because we believe it will jeopardize health coverage for millions of Americans. We are particularly concerned about the impact it would have on our most vulnerable…