Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
On May 4, the CMS published two items related to the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system its fiscal year 2018 proposed rule and an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks public comment on potential major refinements the agency plans to propose in FY 2019.
On April 27, 2017, the CMS released an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with comment entitled Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities: Revisions to Case-mix Methodology, followed by Federal Register publication on May 4, 2017 (84 FR…
On May 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its fiscal year (FY) 2018 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS). This advisory provides greater detail on this proposed rule.
This advisory covers highlights of the rule's LTCH-related provisions.
The CMS on Jan. 13 published a final rule to substantially update the conditions of participation that home health agencies must meet to participate in Medicare and Medicaid.
CMS on Dec. 20 finalized a new payment model that will bundle payment to acute care hospitals for heart attack and cardiac bypass surgery services. This Advisory highlights the critical changes CMS made to the programs from the proposed rule.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) Dec. 7 released a final rule creating a new safe harbor for transportation services under the antikickback statute (AKS) and implementing several exceptions created by Congress in the Affordable Care Act to civil monetary…