The AHA Feb. 17 submitted a comment letter responding to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule that would prohibit hospitals participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs from performing “sex-rejecting procedures” on individuals under 18 years of age. See the AHA’s comments, which address, at a general level, the agency’s proposal to expand the Medicare Conditions of Participation to forbid particular treatments for particular diagnoses.

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The AHA and dozens of other organizations April 14 sent a letter of support to Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Mike Kelly, R-Pa., for their introduction…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued an updated registration link for its webinar April 16 at 3 p.m. ET on Medicare Clinical…
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