Medicare

The American Hospital Association (AHA) today filed a lawsuit to compel the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that its Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) meet statutory deadline for deciding Medicare claim appeals timely.
We applaud the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for providing hospitals with much needed relief in the Medicare rules for medical staffs and governing boards.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today filed two related lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) challenging the ill-advised "two-midnight" rule for inpatient admissions that imposes regulatory burdens that could compromise care for seniors.
The AHA supports the cautious exploration of a site-neutral payment policy that applies exclusively to patients who are clinically similar and can safely be treated in either setting.