Special Bulletin
The American Hospital Association (AHA) sends members Special Bulletins on the latest health care news, legislation, and advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is releasing updated guidance for isolation and quarantine for health care workers, decreasing their isolation time after infection with COVID-19.
The American Hospital Association will run a new print ad in The New York Times and The Washington Post highlighting the urgent need for all individuals to get vaccinated, get a booster shot and follow public health guidelines as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase rapidly across the…
President Biden today announced new actions designed to support hospitals and communities as they battle COVID-19 and the omicron variant. Among other efforts, the Administration will send 1,000 military doctors, nurses and medics to staff local hospitals; deploy teams to build more hospital beds;…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dec. 17 issued a final rule with comment period related to certain policies for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS).
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, facilities and providers will need to adhere to several new policies required by the No Surprises Act. Specifically, facilities and providers will not be permitted to balance bill patients in certain out-of-network scenarios unless certain conditions are met, they must…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a Dec. 10 letter to state Medicaid directors provided state agencies with guidance pertaining to two provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021. Section 202 of the CAA specified new state reporting requirements for non-…
Announcement of new Musicians On Call/AHA holiday concert for hospitals and front-line caregivers.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that later this week it will distribute $9 billion of the $17 billion in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) “Phase 4” payments to providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As urged by the AHA, the Senate today in a 59-35 bipartisan vote passed legislation that would stop Medicare cuts to hospitals, physicians and other providers from going into effect early next year.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) sued the federal government today over the misguided implementation of the federal surprise billing law. The associations are joined in the suit by hospital and physician plaintiffs, including Renown Health, UMass…