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Special Bulletin: May 8, 2006

May 08, 2006

CMS today issued the proposed fiscal year 2007 rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS). A preliminary review of the proposed rule finds the negative coding adjustment, in addition to other pressures such as the 75% Rule and CMS' local coverage determinations, would further worsen patients' access to rehabilitation care and increase volatility for providers. Learn More

Special Bulletin: May 3, 2006

May 03, 2006

CMS yesterday issued the long-term care hospital (LTCH) final rule, which takes effect July 1, 2006. While CMS made significant improvements to the proposed rule, issued in January, the AHA is still concerned with some sections of the regulation. Learn More

Special Bulletin: May 1, 2006

May 01, 2006

People deserve meaningful information about the price of their hospital care. Hospitals are committed to sharing information that will help people make important decisions about their health care. Learn More

Special Bulletin: May 1, 2006

May 01, 2006

The AHA Board of Trustees has approved a new Policy Statement on hospital billing, collection and tax-exempt status. Learn More

Special Bulletin: April 12, 2006

April 12, 2006

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2007. Based on our preliminary read, here are some of the rule's key provisions: Diagnosis-related Group (DRG) Changes, Payment Update, Outliers, Wage Index, Medicare Dependent Hospitals (MDH) Learn More

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