Advisory
Sep 22, 2023
There are nine days until the end of the federal fiscal year, and none of the 12 annual appropriations bills necessary to fund the federal government have been enacted.
Aug 30, 2023
An article examining emergency department (ED) readiness to treat pediatric patients is expected to be published soon in a national news outlet.
Aug 25, 2023
The Centers for Medicare…
Aug 22, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 31 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2024 final rule for the skilled-nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system system (PPS). This rule updates SNF payments, modifies the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and makes several other…
Aug 18, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 27 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2024 final rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system.
Aug 18, 2023
he Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) August 1 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
Aug 2, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 13 issued its physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2024.
Jul 28, 2023
The AHA is deeply concerned that CMS is proposing a CY 2024 outpatient hospital payment update of only 2.8% despite persistent financial headwinds facing the hospital field.
Jul 27, 2023
The AHA is disappointed that CMS disregarded AHA’s and other stakeholders’ recommendations to improve the IPF PPS and IPFQR. Even though the final payment update is higher than proposed, it is still insufficient to meet the critical financial pressures faced by psychiatric facilities.
Jul 26, 2023
On June 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2024 proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS).