Medicare
The American Hospital Association is pleased that today's Medicare Trustees Report states that trust fund solvency will be extended by two additional years through 2026.
In the May 10 Federal Register, CMS published its fiscal year 2014 proposed rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems.
The AHA strongly supports the Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 1012), introduced by Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO).
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.
The American Hospital Association is pleased that Marilyn Tavenner has been confirmed as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
A Message to AHA Members
There are many parts of the health care delivery and financing systems that urgently need updating, and the matter of "charges" is among those at the top of the list. "Charges" were a central part of the former cost-based reimbursement system that disappeared from the scene decades ago.
Sicker, more complex Medicare patients are driving up the intensity of emergency department (ED) care, a new report released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) found.