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.
Yesterday, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published its final rule clarifying the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provision that excludes orphan drugs for purchase under the 340B drug pricing program
Dear Colleague:
Dear Colleague:
Many issues, from quality improvement to delivery system reform to hospital payment, are on the agendas of hospital leaders. Over the past several months, an important issue for the hospital and health system field has been the Medicare area wage index (AWI), and it is likely to…
CMS on Monday, May 13, released its proposed rule on a methodology for reducing federal DSH allotments to states by an aggregate $500 million in fiscal year 2014 and $600 million in FY 2015 under the ACA.
We are pleased to announce that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently informed the AHA that critical access hospitals (CAHs) will not be subject to the outpatient therapy cap, although the cost of outpatient therapy services provided in CAHs will accrue towards the cap, in…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for FY 2013.
Includes PPACA Changes to GME and Physician Self-Referral
Attached is a model comment letter that hospitals can use to help draft their own comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) hospital inpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\) proposed rule for fiscal year \(FY\) 2011. The letter details the hospital fields concerns…