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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a proposed rule that would update Medicaid provider tax policies included in the July 2025 reconciliation law and change how the agency determines whether certain healthcare taxes comply with federal requirements.
The AHA provided comments to the House Energy and Commerce Committee July 21 on two price transparency bills the full committee considered during a markup. The AHA said that the inclusion of specific posting requirements in the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R.
The AHA provided comments July 21 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its proposed rule to modify policies governing Medicaid state-directed payments as authorized under the July 2025 reconciliation bill. The rule also includes proposals that are beyond what the statute…
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia July 21 upheld a lower court’s decision that Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act does not permit drug companies to impose proposed rebate models on 340B purchasers unless the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human…
Nancy Correa, DrPH, director of population health at Texas Children's Hospital, and Beth Van Horne, DrPH, director of research for the Division of Public Health Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, discuss the upSTART program, a comprehensive initiative that combines homegrown innovation with…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance July 17 on new remittance advice remark codes required for use following updates to the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland July 16 enjoined eight provisions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2027 notice of benefit and payment parameters final rule, which were set to become effective today.
The AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering will host the Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference in Minneapolis from Aug. 2-5.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released July 16 found that wastewater surveillance failed to detect an internationally circulating measles genotype that accounted for about 5% to 10% of U.S. measles cases in 2025, highlighting potential challenges of using wastewater…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an updated FAQ on Protecting Access to Medicare Act private payer data reporting.