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                                                                                                                                                                                                Medicaid

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                                                                                                                                                                                                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 Letter to Secretary Sebelius urging delay implementation
                                                                                                                                                                                                of the Medicaid DSH Audit and Reporting Rule

                                                                                                                                                                                                June 21, 2010

                                                                                                                                                                                                Highlights

                                                                                                                                                                                                • Letter: AHA Comments to CMS Re: OPPS, ASC, GME, costs and Physician Self-Referral Proposed Rule for 2011 (August 31, 2010)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Letter: AHA Comments to CMS Re: Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (August 24, 2010)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Advisory: Medicare Inpatient and Long-term Care PPS: The Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2011 Members Only (August 20, 2010)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Advisory: CMS Final Rule on Meaningful Use of EHRs Members Only (August 13, 2010)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • Action Alert: August Recess an Opportunity to Ask Your Legislators for Relief from CMS 'Coding Offset' Members Only (August 11, 2010)

                                                                                                                                                                                                Latest News

                                                                                                                                                                                                • AHANEWS: Study: Medicaid/CHIP participation rates vary widely by state (September 03, 2010)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • AHANEWS: CMS issues guidance for implementing coding initiative in Medicaid (September 02, 2010)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • AHANEWS: HHS authorizes first EHR testing/certification bodies (August 31, 2010)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • AHANEWS: Study: Only 2% of hospitals report meeting 'meaningful use' criteria (August 26, 2010)
                                                                                                                                                                                                • AHANEWS: AHA News:FMAP extension brings relief for states and health care safety nets (August 23, 2010)

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