Special Bulletin

The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA)  sends members Special Bulletins on the latest health care news, legislation, and advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sept. 19 released a notice outlining reporting requirements for providers that received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Sept. 18 issued a final rule implementing a new CMMI payment model named the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) model.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 18 issued a final rule establishing a new alternative payment model (APM) for radiation oncology (RO) services delivered to Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries.
AHA is launching a COVID-19 vaccine resource hub to support hospitals and health systems.
The Department of Health and Human Services today released its strategy for the public distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.
As urged by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) late this afternoon announced that it will withdraw its Medicaid fiscal accountability proposed rule from its regulatory agenda.
Summary of President Trump鈥檚 executive order to address drug pricing via 鈥渕ost-favored-nation鈥 pricing model.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new surveyor guidance for COVID-19 laboratory test result reporting for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-certified laboratories.
This document summarizes the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Rural Action Plan, which outlines upcoming policy and program initiatives to support rural health, as well actions already taken by the Trump administration to address rural challenges.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued its final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems for fiscal year 2021.