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Dear Colleague:
Many issues, from quality improvement to delivery system reform to hospital payment, are on the agendas of hospital leaders. Over the past several months, an important issue for the hospital and health system field has been the Medicare area wage index (AWI), and it is likely to…
Creating a Medical Cost Offset Through Bi-Directional Integration of Physical and Behavioral Health CareAHA MEMBERS ONLY CONFERENCE CALLDate: Wednesday, May 22, 20133:00pm Eastern (2:00pm C, 1:00pm M, Noon P, 11:00am AK, 9:00am HI)Expected Call Duration: 60 minutes
CMS published its fiscal year (FY) 2014 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient and long-term care prospective payment systems (PPS) in the May 10 Federal Register.
CMS on May 6 published its fiscal year 2014 proposed for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.
CMS on Monday, May 13, released its proposed rule on a methodology for reducing federal DSH allotments to states by an aggregate $500 million in fiscal year 2014 and $600 million in FY 2015 under the ACA.
A Message to AHA Members
The IRS and Department of the Treasury on April 5 issued proposed regulations on the community health needs assessment requirements for tax-exempt hospitals created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code).