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A July 6 Government Accountability Office report examining Medicare Part B spending at hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program draws unsubstantiated conclusions about a program that has a proven track record of improving access to care for poor patients and vulnerable…
Hospital-owned physician practices, hospital/physician organizations and other eligible medical practices can apply through Sept. 10 to participate in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services model that will test whether paying practices to identify and manage cardiovascular risks for…
Heroin use increased 63% among U.S. residents between 2002 and 2013, while the death rate from heroin-related overdoses nearly quadrupled, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Abuse or dependence on opioid pain relievers “was the…
The AHA and its Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate are surveying hospitals through July to catalog their efforts to improve hospital discharge transitions as part of Project ACHIEVE, a study funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to evaluate the effectiveness…
The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.In a rapidly changing health care environment, hospitals and health systems – with the AHA’s support – must focus on building partnerships that advance the health of individuals and communities, says…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system for calendar year 2016, which, after all policy changes, would reduce home health payments by 1.8% from 2015 payment levels. CMS proposes a 2.9% market-basket update…
For 12 months after ICD-10 implementation, physicians and other practitioners who bill Medicare under the Part B physician fee schedule will not have claims denied by Medicare review contractors based solely on the specificity of the ICD-10 code if they use a valid ICD-10 code from the correct…
A new infographic from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlines five key steps for health care providers transitioning to ICD-10: make a plan, train staff, update processes, talk with vendors and health plans, and test systems and processes. The infographic includes links to…
The Department of Health and Human Services today awarded $228.5 million to states, territories and metropolitan areas for the Hospital Preparedness Program in fiscal year 2015, and $611 million for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program.
Aetna plans to acquire Humana Inc. for $37 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Friday. They said the merger would create the nation’s second-largest managed care company, with more than 33 million Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE and other health plan members. The companies…