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Senate Finance Committee Expanding Health Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage 
May 19, 2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus \(D-MT\) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley \(R-IA\) on May 11 released a set of policy options for expanding affordable health care coverage. The paper seeks to lay out for Finance Committee members a series of options, without recommendation, on the major coverage design issues, insurance reform, national insurance exchange, public plan, subsidies for low-income, Medicaid expansion and mandates for coverage for individuals and employers. Learn More
Medicare Inpatient PPS: The Proposed Rule for Fiscal Year 2010
May 13, 2009
On May 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) issued its hospitalinpatient and long-term care prospective payment system \(PPS\) proposed rule for federal fiscal year \(FY\) 2010. Learn More
A/H1N1 \(Swine Flu\) Outbreak: Update for Hospitals
May 04, 2009
In response to the intensifying outbreak of the A/H1N1 flu virus that has spread to multiple countries, the World Health Organization \(WHO\) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 5. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \(CDC\) and other federal departments and agencies are releasing a growing number of guidance documents to help hospitals and other health care providers respond to the situation. Learn More
Senate Finance Committee Delivery System Reform Options
May 01, 2009
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus \(D-MT\) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley \(R-IA\) on April 28 released a set of policy options for transforming the health care delivery system to improve patient care and reduce health care costs. Learn More
RACTrac: Monitoring Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Activity
April 24, 2009
This advisory provides an overview of RACTrac and answers questions about how to participate in the survey, download the Excel tool and understand what it means to be a RACTrac-compatible vendor. 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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