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White House hosts roundtable on rural health
The White House hosted a roundtable on rural health Jan. 16 that included health care leaders, legislators and administration officials.
CMS to host webinar on new LEAD Model focused on providers who have not joined ACOs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced (https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/lead) Jan. 15 that it will host a webinar Jan. 29 on its new accountable care organization model, the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design Model.
MedPAC recommends Medicare 2027 payment updates to Congress for inpatient, outpatient services
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Jan. 15 voted to recommend that Congress update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current law amount for 2027 and reiterated its recommendation to distribute an additional $1 billion to safety-net hospitals by transitioning to a Medicare safety-net index policy.
UHG launches pilot program for rural hospitals in 4 states to cut MA payment collection times by half
UnitedHealth Group announced Jan. 14 that it launched a six-month pilot program to reduce Medicare Advantage payment processing times by half for rural hospitals in four states.
AHA expresses support for bill improving cybersecurity workforce in rural hospitals
The AHA Jan. 14 expressed support for the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (S. 2169), legislation that would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to create a comprehensive workforce strategy to train cybersecurity professionals and develop partnerships to expand the cybersecurity workforce in rural hospitals.
Senate report says UHG used ‘aggressive strategies’ to increase MA payments
A Senate Judiciary Committee report released Jan. 12 found that UnitedHealth Group used “aggressive strategies” to maximize its Medicare Advantage risk-adjustment scores and collect higher payments from diagnoses of MA enrollees.
AHA podcast: How Mobile Training Is Saving Lives in Rural Iowa
Tina Eden, R.N., CEO of Virginia Gay Hospital, and Jacinda Bunch, Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor at the Iowa College of Nursing and senior advisor to Simulation in Motion-Iowa, or SIM-IA, dive into how this mobile clinical education program is delivering high-impact simulation training directly to rural hospitals and EMS teams.
AHA, other groups: It’s wrong to tell hospitals they ‘are to’ complete drug acquisition cost survey
Several health care groups, including the AHA, Jan.
CMS issues RFI on effort to revamp Medicare claims system
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a request for information seeking input on replacing its Medicare claims processing system with a real-time, cloud-based platform.
AHA urges MedPAC to recommend higher payment updates ahead of January meeting
The AHA Jan. 9 urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to consider, during its next meeting Jan. 15-16, higher payment updates for the inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems than those discussed in December and to examine Medicare Advantage’s role in access to care and provider financial stability.