Medicare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the August 8 Federal Register published the fiscal year (FY) 2012 final rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS).
AHA Regulatory Advisory: Medicare ESRD PPS Proposed Rule for CY 2012
AHA Regulatory Advisory: MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE PROPOSED RULE FOR CY 2012
AHA Regulatory Advisory: Home Health PPS: The Proposed Rule For CY 2012
AHA Regulatory Advisory: Medicare Outpatient PPS and ASCL Proposed Rule for CY 2012
Advertorial: A Message from America's Hospitals
Federal Register
An AHA issue paper on Medicare & Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors \(RACs\).
A summary of the report, Limiting Federal Spending as a Proportion of Total Gross Domestic Product \(GDP\), prepared by The Lewin Group