Medicaid
Over its nearly 40-year history, Medicaid has become the nation's health care safety net, serving as a buffer to the perils of an uncertain economy by providing access to health services to those who cannot afford private insurance. This role has never been more critical than it is today.
AHA News
- May 22, 2013 | CMS to host webinar on second round of innovation grants
- May 22, 2013 | CMS approves Virginia dual-eligible demonstration
- May 17, 2013 | AHA submits health IT feedback to senators
- May 15, 2013 | CMS announces second round of innovation grants
- May 15, 2013 | Senate confirms Tavenner as CMS administrator
- May 15, 2013 | CBO: 1 in 5 Americans newly eligible for Medicaid not in expansion states
- May 13, 2013 | CMS releases Medicaid DSH proposed rule
- May 10, 2013 | CMS to host call on Stage 1 EHR meaningful use for eligible professionals
- May 09, 2013 | Bill would delay ACA DSH cuts until FY 2016
- May 09, 2013 | OIG updates guidance on federal health care program exclusion
Recent Efforts
- May 14, 2013 | CMS Releases Medicaid DSH Hospital Allotment Reduction Proposed Rule
- May 13, 2013 | AHA Statement on Medicaid DSH Proposed Rule
- May 09, 2013 | AHA to Sen. John Lewis Re: Support for the DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 (H.R. 1920)
- May 09, 2013 | Urge Your Representative to Support the DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 - <em> Bill Bill would delay DSH cuts for two years</em>
- Apr 10, 2013 | White House Proposes Nearly $400 Billion in Medicare and Medicaid Reductions - <em>Cuts part of FY 2014 budget request</em>
- Feb 21, 2013 | AHA Comment Letter to CMS Re: Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program and Exchange
- Feb 15, 2013 | AHA Comments on Sen. Hatch's Entitlement Reform Plan
- Feb 08, 2013 | Medicaid Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Physicians and Charges for Vacci...
- Jan 29, 2013 | AHA Comments to CMS Re: Interim Final Rule EHR Incentive Programs
- Jan 09, 2013 | AHA to CMS Re: Medicare and Medicare EHR Incentive Programs (Method 2)
Payment Audit and Recovery Programs: Navigating the Program Integrity Maze for Your Members
State Issues Forum Meeting, January 19, 2011
FOR MEMBERS ONLY
Presentations
View from the Top
Peter Budetti, MD, JD, Deputy Administrator & Director, CMS Center for Program Integrity
Déjà Vu All Over Again - The Medicaid RAC Rollout
Angela Brice-Smith, Director of the Medicaid Integrity Group, CMS Center for Program Integrity
Sorting Through the Maze - What Your Members Need to Know
Sheree Kanner, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Getting Your Members Ready: What Have We Learned So Far?
Thornton Kirby, President/CEO, South Carolina Hospital Association
Bo Ryall, President/CEO, Arkansas Hospital Association
Recovery Audit Contractors as Whistleblowers: How Medicare and Medicaid Auditors Can Receive a "Double Kickback" From the Government as Qui Tam Plaintiffs, BNA Health Law Reporter, 1/13/11
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