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Special Bulletin: July 28, 2008

July 28, 2008

Thanks to your advocacy, more than half of the Senate has put itself on the record as opposing the capital indirect medical education (IME) cut. The attached letter, sponsored by Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Hillary Clinton (D-NY), includes 51 signatures and urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to prevent elimination of the IME adjustment in the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for capital costs. Learn More

AHA Special Bulletin: July 11, 2008

July 11, 2008

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a new report on the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) demonstration program in a limited number of states. RACs are tasked with identifying inaccurate Medicare payments - both overpayments and underpayments - and are paid on a contingency fee basis, receiving a percentage of the inaccurate payments they identify and recoup. Learn More

AHA Special Bulletin: July 7, 2008

July 07, 2008

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 3 released the outpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2009. Highlights of the rule follow. Learn More

AHA Special Bulletin: June 27, 2008

June 27, 2008

As Congress recesses for July 4 here is where we stand on hospital priorities. Learn More

House leaders, White House reach Iraq deal with hospital ramifications

June 19, 2008

Late yesterday House Democratic and Republican leaders and the White House came to an agreement on an Iraq war spending bill. Learn More

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