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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 1 finalized policy changes to the long-term care hospital standard rate payment system that will increase payments by 2.0%, or $45 million, in fiscal year 2025 relative to FY 2024.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 1 issued a final rule that will increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.9% in fiscal year 2025, compared with FY 2024, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 31 issued the final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 31 released the fiscal year 2025 final rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, which will update IRF payments by an estimated 3% overall (or $300 million) in FY 2025.
CMS finalizes 4.2% payment update for SNFs and revises nursing home enforcement authority in FY 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 31 issued a final rule for fiscal year 2025 for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, which will increase aggregate Medicare spending by 4.2% or $1.4 billion compared to FY 2024.
In a new "Safety Speaks" conversation, Jamie Orlikoff, president of Orlikoff & Associates, Inc. and AHA national adviser on governance and leadership, discusses the role hospital boards can play in supporting quality and safety within their health systems, and how board members who aren't…
Mary Thompson — a member of AHA’s Committee on Behavioral Health and president of Trillium Place, a mental health and addiction recovery organization affiliated with Carle Health — explains how the Illinois-based organization works to integrate physical and behavioral health services to improve…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 31 updated the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings at its Care Compare website and Provider Data Catalog.
At a Capitol Hill briefing July 31, hospital and health care leaders shared strategies and stories highlighting the importance of passing the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act (H.R. 2584/S. 2768), bipartisan legislation that would provide federal protections against violence to…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 30 issued a final rule updating hospice payment rates for fiscal year 2025. Overall, CMS finalized a 2.9% net increase to payments compared with FY 2024.