Special Bulletin
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) sends members Special Bulletins on the latest health care news, legislation, and advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.
Summary of CMS’ final revised guidance on hospitals’ co-location agreements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued an interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings, including hospitals and health systems, that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released its calendar year (CY) 2022 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule that updates payment rates and makes several policy changes, generally effective on Jan 1, 2022.
On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to update the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2022.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 issued a final rule that updates home health (HH) payments for calendar year (CY) 2022. The rule includes an increase of net payments by 3.2% and allows HH agencies to focus their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released its calendar year (CY) 2022 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule that updates payment rates and makes several policy changes, generally effective on Jan 1, 2022.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2022. The rule also adopts several policies to implement changes to the quality payment program (QPP) created by the Medicare Access and CHIP…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2022. The rule also adopts several policies to implement changes to the quality payment program (QPP) created by the Medicare Access and CHIP…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., last night accepted the recommendation of her agency’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to administer Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11. The…
The AHA has developed a number of new materials to support hospitals and health systems as they navigate workforce challenges that affect their ability to care for their patients and communities.