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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 10 issued a proposed rule that would establish a new alternative payment model (APM) for radiation oncology (RO) services delivered to Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries. The RO model would test whether prospective, bundled…
Update on Key Issues in the Behavioral Health Care Field: July 2019
Newsletter highlighting AHA resources, advocacy updates, and more regarding behavioral health.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) July 10 announced five new CMMI payment models aimed at transforming kidney care so that patients with chronic kidney disease have access to high-quality, coordinated care. The proposed End-…
The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee this week is expected to mark up the No Surprises Act – draft bipartisan legislation focused on ending surprise billing. A full Committee markup could then quickly follow.
This presentation highlights the AHA Center for Health Innovation’s Market Insights report on telehealth.
PLEASE NOTE: This previously issued Advisory has been updated to reflect that, as urged by AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted additional time for hospitals and health systems to ensure that they comply with these “exact match” requirements. (Updated text is…
House Energy & Commerce Committee could mark up its bill after Independence Day recess
Leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee may move to mark up the No Surprises Act – draft bipartisan legislation focused on ending surprise billing – as soon as…
Leaders of the House Energy & Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee may move to mark up the No Surprises Act – draft bipartisan legislation focused on ending surprise billing – as soon as Subcommittee members return from the Independence Day recess the week of July 8.
The White House June 24 released an executive order on “improving price and quality transparency in American health care.” The executive order focuses on five policies:
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee leaders today released a manager’s amendment to the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) making several updates to the bill.