Medicare
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra yesterday declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico due to flooding from Hurricane Fiona, and waived or modified certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program requirements to ensure sufficient health care items and services are available.
The House Ways and Means Committee today voted to advance to the full House bipartisan legislation (H.R. 8876) that would reauthorize the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and double annual funding for the program to $800 million over five years.
This week’s observance of Labor Day reminds us of the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity and well-being. The millions of caregivers and team members at our hospitals and health systems are counted among the ranks of those who have worked hard to make our nation…
Twenty-six organizations, including the AHA, today urged congressional leaders to enact the Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act (H.R.8188, S.4499), bipartisan legislation that would update Medicare’s payment system for clinical diagnostic lab services and reporting requirements for labs.
Organizations that represent laboratories, health care providers, laboratory professionals, and diagnostic manufacturers urge Congress to take action to protect patient access to clinical laboratory services.
Accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program generated over $1.6 billion in savings to Medicare in 2021, CMS announced.
Medicare patients who accessed opioid use disorder treatment through telehealth services during the pandemic were more likely to stay in treatment and less likely to experience an overdose than patients without telehealth access to OUD treatment, according to a federal study published last week in…
AHA comments on the CMS’ Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for calendar year 2023.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services over the Labor Day weekend will transition to a new email service. As a result, CMS will not be able to send or receive email during this time. Stakeholders are asked to hold emails until Tuesday, Sept. 6, to avoid any errors.
AHA yesterday submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to a request for information on the Medicare Advantage program. AHA in its letter raised concerns over certain Medicare Advantage organization practices and policies that restrict or delay access to…