Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
The House Ways and Means Committee on May 24 approved by voice vote the AHA-supported Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273), which contains numerous provisions affecting hospitals.
U.S. House V. Burwell: Federal Judge Sides with House Republicans in Exchange Cost-Sharing Challenge
On May 12, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia issued her second significant opinion in U.S. House of Representatives v. Burwell, a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
CMS published its fiscal year (FY) 2017 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) and long-term care prospective payment systems on April 18. Major provisions are described in this advisory.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) recently released Statements on Principles on the responsibility of the primary surgeon during surgery.
CMS Issues Final Rule on Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care
On March 8, CMS proposed to test new models for how Medicare Part B pays for drugs provided in physician offices and hospital outpatient departments.