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.
A federal judge in Texas who ruled that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, yesterday said that the law can stand while his ruling is being appealed.
A federal judge in Texas who ruled that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, yesterday said that the law can stand while his ruling is being appealed.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 21 issued a rule, called “Pathways to Success”, that finalizes changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including to the structure of payments made to accountable care organizations and other aspects of participation in the MSSP.
A federal judge Dec. 14 ruled that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional because Congress repealed the tax penalty enforcing the law’s individual mandate.
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a final rule making Jan. 1 the effective date of its final regulations on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers under the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Special Bulletin on CMS’s Nov. 26 proposed rule aimed at lowering drug prices for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.
Special Bulletin: CMS proposed rule would make changes to Medicaid and CHIP managed care regulations
The CMS, Nov. 8 released a proposed rule that would make changes to the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care regulations and, specifically, to a number of provisions contained in the agency’s 2016 final rule.
The dust has begun to settle on the 2018 mid-term elections and a clearer picture is emerging of what the results may mean for health care in the 116th Congress.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 31 issued a final rule that updates the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2019 and also makes changes to the HH quality reporting program. In addition, in accordance with the statutory mandate in the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 1 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule payments for calendar year 2019.