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Advocacy Update: September 5, 2006
September 05, 2006
The 2006 congressional elections offer the hospital community a prime opportunity to raise a critical issue facing our communities and our nation: the problem of the uninsured. Recent Census Bureau data shows that the number of uninsured Americans continues to grow, with 46.6 million uninsured in 2005. Learn More
Advocacy Update: August 15, 2006
August 15, 2006
With lawmakers home for the August recess, hospital leaders should contact their senators to gather support for the Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2006, introduced by Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Craig Thomas (R-WY). Barring this legislative fix, a grandfather provision will expire this year that allows Medicare to pay independent labs directly for both the preparation and interpretation of a patient specimen. Learn More
Special Bulletin: August 9, 2006
August 09, 2006
CMS yesterday released its 2007 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule, which would set payment rates for calendar year 2007 and would, for the first time, link a hospital's receipt of a full outpatient market basket update to the reporting of inpatient quality measures. This year's rule also incorporates a major revision of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) payment methodology, expanded inpatient hospital quality reporting requirements for FY 2008 and other important changes. Learn More
Special Bulletin: August 1, 2006
August 01, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released three final rules for (FY) 2007. Based on our preliminary reads of all three, here are their key provisions. Learn More
Special Bulletin: July 28, 2006
July 28, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday announced the calendar year 2007 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. The proposals statutorily required market basket increase, or 3.1 percent, would result in $460 million in additional Medicare payments to home health agencies. 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
- AHA Health Care Transformation Fellowship
2013 class now accepting applications. Deadline: April 15th - Comprehensive Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
2013 class is currently accepting applications. - AHA Town Hall Interactive Webcasts
Recurring Schedule (Members Only) - Future AHA Annual Meeting Dates
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