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House Releases Appropriations Package for Health Care Funding, Extends Key Health Care Provisions
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees released the legislative text for the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, which contains conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.
AHA Partners with the FBI on Mitigating Targeted Violence in Health Care Settings
The AHA in partnership with the FBI today released a new resource and webpage on mitigating targeted violence in health care settings.
Special Bulletin: CMS Releases CY 2025 Home Health PPS Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 final rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). This Special Bulletin reviews highlights from this rule. The changes from this rule go into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Critical Health Care Priorities for Hospitals and Health Systems Included in Year-end Legislative Package
The House of Representatives today filed the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, a bill to fund the government through March 14, 2025, provide disaster relief and address a number of provisions that affect hospitals and health systems, including many the AHA strongly advocated for throughout the year.
White House Releases ‘Skinny Budget’ Request for Fiscal Year 2026
Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., April 2 released the Senate's amendment to the House budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.
DEA and HHS Extend Waivers Prescribing Controlled Substances through Telemedicine
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Nov. 15 published a rule to extend waiver flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine.
Special Bulletin: CMS Issues Proposed Rule for CY 2026 Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 26 released its proposed Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly for Contract Year (CY) 2026.
Special Bulletin: CMS Issues Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued a final rule that will update physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2025. The rule also includes policies related to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP), both of which were created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015.
Special Bulletin: CMS Outpatient PPS and ASC Final Rule for CY 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 released its calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule. The rule increases OPPS rates by a net 2.9% in CY 2025 compared to CY 2024.