Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
CMS November 2 issued a final rule with comment period updating the requirements of the quality payment program for physicians and other eligible clinicians mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
On November 1, CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2018 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule; on November 2, it released the CY 2018 Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) final rule.
On Nov. 7, the CMS published its calendar year 2018 final rule for the home health prospective payment system.
On Sept. 6, the CMS' Survey and Certification (S&C) Group released guidance clarifying how it will determine whether a facility qualifies as a hospital under Section 1861(e)(1) of the Social Security Act.
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) Sept. 13 unveiled a health care reform bill that would repeal components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
This advisory covers the rule's highlights and implications for LTCHs and other providers.
On Aug. 3, CMS published its fiscal year (FY) 2018 final rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS). The attached summary, prepared for the AHA by Health Policy Alternatives, Inc., provides greater detail on this final rule.