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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday deployed tools to help consumers estimate their out-of-pocket costs and identify physicians, facilities and prescription drugs included in the networks and formularies for specific health plans offered at HealthCare.gov.
The recent violence in communities across America may signal a “new normal” for necessary readiness, but America’s hospitals will continue to be there, ready to care, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a column today in AHA’s Hospitals & Health Networks…
The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is now accepting applications for its 2016 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. Designed for senior leaders, the program is a one-year, leadership development experience designed to facilitate dialogue on all aspects of leadership and how it relates to a…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed draft recommendations that would provide no market basket update in 2017 for home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities or long-term care hospitals. In addition, the recommendations would rebase…
The departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury today issued guidance explaining how they will evaluate applications for State Innovation Waivers under Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act, which allows states to receive federal funding to implement alternative models of…
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today published a notice correcting technical errors in its Oct. 16 final rule for the 2015 Edition HIT certification criteria. The notice also clarifies requirements for the exchange of the Common Clinical Data Set in…
The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote a continuing resolution funding the federal government through Wednesday, giving congressional leaders more time to negotiate an omnibus spending package. The Senate approved the measure yesterday. President Obama is expected to sign the…
Hospital representatives are invited to learn more about recent policy activity impacting the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and review results from the AHA's latest RACTrac survey during a webinar on Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. ET. The free web-based survey helps AHA gauge the impact…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today discussed a draft recommendation that would update payments for hospital inpatient and outpatient services in 2017 as outlined under current law, that is, an estimated 1.65%. In addition, MedPAC discussed a draft recommendation that would reduce Part B…
As congressional leaders continue to negotiate an omnibus spending package, the Senate today approved by voice vote a continuing resolution that keeps the federal government funded through Dec. 16. The House is expected to approve the measure tomorrow, which is when funding for the government is…