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Medicare Outpatient PPS and ASC Proposed Rule for 2009
August 06, 2008
On July 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the outpatient prospective payment system \(PPS\) and ambulatory surgical center \(ASC\) proposed rule for calendar year 2009 Learn More
Medicare Rural Health Clinics Proposed Rule
July 22, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) published in the June 27 Federal Register a proposed rule changing the conditions of participation \(CoPs\) and payment provisions for rural health clinics \(RHCs\). Learn More
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 \(H.R. 6331\)
July 21, 2008
On July 15, Congress voted to override President Bush's veto of H.R. 6331, theMedicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. President Bushvetoed the legislation earlier that day, citing objections to provisions that wouldcut payments to Medicare Advantage plans, among other reasons. Learn More
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors \(RACs\): Coding & Documentation Strategies
July 16, 2008
The Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor \(RAC\) program is authorized by Congress to identify improper Medicare payments - both overpayments and underpayments. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) recently reported that RACs collected 92.7 million in overpayments during the three-year RAC demonstration, with more than 96 percent of these funds collected from hospitals in a limited number of states. Learn More
New Lobbying Disclosure Forms Released
July 07, 2008
On May 29, congressional officials released revised guidance on how the congressional ethics law, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 \(HLOGA\), affects the requirements of the Lobbying Disclosure Act \(LDA\). On Learn More
News
- AHA News Now: AHA comments on CoP proposed rule
- AHA News Now: Court finds three hospitals to be federal subcontractors
- AHA News Now: House Republicans release updated proposal to repeal SGR
- AHA News Now: IRS issues proposed rule on reporting requirements for charitable hospitals
- AHA News Now: OIG issues alert on physician-owned distributorships
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2013 class now accepting applications. Deadline: April 15th - Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
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