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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today said that “claims are processing normally” following the Oct. 1 transition to ICD-10. CMS released data from Oct. 1 through Oct. 27 for Medicare fee-for-service claims that were submitted, rejected and denied, and the results are…
The AHA strongly supports proposed revisions to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ 1996 model state legislation for health plan network adequacy that would help address problems that consumers and health care providers face with respect to the adequacy and transparency of…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General today finalized waivers from fraud and abuse rules for Accountable Care Organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
The Department of Veterans Affairs today issued a final rule for the Veterans Choice Program, which continues to use driving distance to determine the distance between a veteran’s residence and the nearest VA medical facility.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today voted 21-15 to approve legislation that would roll back the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer decision. Under the August decision, two separate entities are considered “joint employers” of the same employees if they have any…
Hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities participating in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services quality reporting programs for inpatient, IRF or prospective payment system-exempt cancer hospitals must report second-quarter 2015 data for certain infection measures to the National…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Drug Enforcement Administration are investigating recent increases in overdose fatalities related to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to a CDC advisory this week. Most of the more than 700…
The House yesterday voted 266-167 to pass legislation to raise the nation’s debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Site-neutral payments for new provider-based hospital outpatient departments are included in the legislation.Senate…
Congressional leaders and the White House have struck a deal to raise the nation’s debt limit and have agreed to spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. The draft bill released late last night would extend the debt ceiling to March 2017 and raise the…
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s proposed omnibus guidance for the 340B Drug Pricing Program would jeopardize hospitals’ ability to serve vulnerable populations, including low-income and uninsured individuals and patients receiving cancer treatments, AHA told the…