Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
On Sept. 24, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule implementing a 2007 statutory requirement to establish a unique device identification system for medical devices.
In the Sept. 18 Federal Register, CMS published its final rule on the methodology for reducing federal Medicaid DSH allotments to states by an aggregate of $500 million in fiscal year 2014 and $600 million in FY 2015, as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
On Sept. 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would provide the Secretary of HHS with discretion as to which sanctions may be applied to cases of intentional referral of proficiency testing (PT) samples to another laboratory, consistent with the…
An analysis of whether there are legal barriers to offering financial assistance to a patient by paying their health insurance premiums in participating health plans through the Health Insurance Marketplaces ("Exchanges") created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
AHA Regulatory Advisory regarding Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS: Final Rule For FY 2014
AHA Regulatory Advisory regarding CMS Finalizes Rebilling and Inpatient Admissions Criteria Policies
AHA Regulatory Advisory regarding Medicare Inpatient PPS: The Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2014
AHA Regulatory Advisory: Long-Term Care Hospital PPS: Final Rule for FY 2014