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Newsletter highlighting AHA resources, advocacy updates, and more regarding behavioral health.
Behavioral Health Update - November 2018
On Sept. 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a proposed rule for reforming Medicare regulations that the agency identified as unnecessary, obsolete or excessively burdensome on health care providers and suppliers. Comments are due by Nov. 19.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services October 26, released a proposed rule that would make programmatic and operational changes to the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug benefit programs for contract year 2020.
On October 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit public comments on potential options for testing a new model for paying for prescription drugs under Medicare Part B provided in physician offices, hospital outpatient…
In its fiscal year 2019 inpatient prospective payment system final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated federal guidelines to comply with the statutory requirement that “each hospital operating within the United States” make its standard charges available on an annual…
Town Hall webcasts
This AHA Legislative Advisory offers a detailed summary of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act of 2018, which President Trump signed into law Oct. 24.
Members Only webinar presentation and discussion on Project SHOUT: Support for Hospital Opioid Use Treatment.
A replay is available of the July 26 special AHA Town Hall Webcast featuring the latest news from Washington, D.C., and a special look at the upcoming mid-term elections, live from the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego!