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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a final rule updating Medicare and Medicaid requirements for the more than 100 Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in 31 states, the first major update since 2006.
Dayton-area hospitals treated about 130 people for storm-related injuries after tornadoes struck the area Monday night, according to WHIO-TV.
Responding today to a House Energy and Commerce Committee request for information on its No Surprises Act draft legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills, the AHA said it shares the committee’s objective of protecting patients from balance billing in certain circumstances by out-…
President Trump last week released an executive order directing relevant agencies to update procedures, guidance or regulations to ensure that ineligible non-citizens do not receive means-tested public benefits, including Medicaid.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Friday issued a factsheet on HIPAA requirements for business associates under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a proposed rule revising certain provisions in a 2016 final rule implementing the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination protections for patients.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., along with Ranking Members Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and Greg Walden, R-Ore., yesterday announced that they are seeking comments on draft legislation to reform and improve the…
Commenting yesterday on the Geographic Population-Based Payment model option of the Primary Cares Initiative, AHA urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “to develop the model as transparently as possible so that potential applicants can make fully-informed decisions about applying…
Hospitals and other eligible organizations and individuals may apply until July 22 for a portion of $10 million in 2019 funding for navigators to help individuals enroll in health coverage through the federally-facilitated exchange, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced…
The AHA has extended the deadline to May 31 for organizations to submit applications for its 2019 Innovation Challenge.