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Health Care Affordability in the Spotlight; AHA Resources to Assist You

Advisory
The issue of affordability, including health care affordability, is front and center this year and will be part of this year's congress
Making Healthcare More Affordable, Commercial Insurer Accountability
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Member

CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule for CY 2026

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 21 released its calendar year 2026 outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center final rule. The rule increases OPPS rates by a net 2.6% in CY 2026 compared to CY 2025.
Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS), Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)
Advisory
Member

CMS Releases CY 2026 Home Health PPS Final Rule

Advisory
The home health prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2026 will reduce payments by 1.3%, or $220 million relative to CY 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Home Health PPS, Long-term Care, Post-Acute Care
Advisory
Member

New AHA Report Finds Workplace and Community Violence Costs Hospitals More than $18 Billion Annually

Advisory
The AHA today released a new, comprehensive report that measures the substantial financial resources hospitals and health systems spend on preventing and responding to violence in their facilities and communities.
Community Violence, Workplace Violence
Advisory
Member

Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule for CY 2026

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 28 issued its final rule for the calendar year (CY) 2026 home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS).
Home Health PPS, Home Health, Long-term Care, Post-Acute Care
Advisory
Member

CMS Issues CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 31 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2026.
Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)/MACRA/QPP, Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS), Telehealth, Medicare, Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Medicare, Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), Interoperability, Medicare Physician Payment
Advisory
Member

Long-term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Final Rule for FY 2026

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 issued a final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
Long-Term Care PPS
Advisory
Member

CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule for CY 2026

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 15 issued a
Ambulatory and Outpatient Care, Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
Advisory
Member

Regulatory Advisory: Health Data, Technology and Interoperability (HTI-4) FY 2026 Final Rule

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
Interoperability, Data, Prior Authorization, Technology
Advisory
Member

CMS Releases FY 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Final Rule

Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 issued its fiscal year&nbsp
Skilled Nursing Facility PPS