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The AHA yesterday urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission not to unfairly penalize hospitals or physicians as it considers Medicare payment policies for Part B drugs. “Our members have expressed deep concerns over their ability to provide the highest quality care to patients due to the…
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to replace its proposed prior authorization demonstration for home health services with more targeted and proven fraud-fighting interventions. The CMS proposal would subject all HH services in Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts,…
Proposed revisions to the regulation governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records do not eliminate current barriers that impede the sharing of information essential for clinical care coordination and population health improvement in today’s patient care environment…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has delayed until July 1 enforcement of certain provisions of its final rule changing the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and Medicaid reimbursement for covered outpatient drugs. The rule took effect April 1.
Four of the nation’s top-selling drugs more than doubled in price over five years, while six others rose by more than 50%, according to a new analysis by Reuters. “Together, the price increases on drugs for arthritis, high cholesterol, asthma and other common problems added…
The average price per milliliter of insulin increased by 197% between 2002 and 2013 to $12.92, according to a study reported today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors analyzed individual and prescription-level data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to…
William Petasnick, president and CEO emeritus of Froedtert Health in Milwaukee, will receive the AHA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, at the association’s Annual Membership Meeting May 1-4 in Washington, D.C. In addition, Sandra Bennett Bruce, past president and CEO of…
The AHA on May 2 will present Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence to four extraordinary hospital volunteer programs for their positive impact on patients, hospitals, health systems and communities. The honorees are: the “Doula Volunteer Program,” Sutter Davis (CA) Hospital/Sutter…
The AHA and AMGA are offering a new fellowship to help member hospitals and health systems with employed physicians move to a more integrated system of care to manage population health and succeed in new physician payment models coming in 2019 under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today announced final changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for calendar year 2017, which will increase payment rates in aggregate by a net 0.85%. When combined with expected growth in plan risk scores, CMS…