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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this afternoon announced changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for calendar year 2018, which would increase payment rates by a net 0.45%. When combined with expected growth in plan risk scores, CMS expects the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working to finalize updated guidance related to co-location, which should clarify policies governing how hospitals can share space with other providers, the agency told the AHA last week. In a meeting with agency officials, including David Wright…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 1 paused for at least 30 days its home health agency pre-claim review demonstration in Illinois. It also said it would not expand the demonstration to Florida on April 1 as planned.
Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women and children for all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. Cancer death rates decreased an average 1.8% per year in men, 1.4% per year in women and 1.6% per year in…
The Kansas House of Representatives today failed by three votes to override the governor’s veto of legislation to expand Medicaid eligibility to low-income uninsured adults.
April is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect minority populations. During the month, AHA and its Institute for Diversity in Health Management affiliate will participate in a number of activities led by the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 30 issued a final rule addressing how third-party payments are treated when calculating the hospital-specific limitation on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed delaying the effective date for its final rule implementing significant changes to the requirements for home health agencies that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs from July 13, 2017 to Jan.
An experimental DNA vaccine to protect against disease caused by Zika infection has advanced to a larger study in humans, which will further evaluate the vaccine’s safety and immune response as well as optimal dosing, the National Institutes of Health announced today. Initial findings…
About 1.6% of U.S. adults reported using heroin at some point in their life when surveyed in 2012-2013, with 0.7% meeting the criteria for a heroin use disorder, according to a study published online this week by JAMA Psychiatry. That’s up from 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, in 2001-2002,…