Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy
The regulatory burden that is imposed on hospitals and health systems is substantial and unsustainable, and has grown in recent years. We are encouraged by the executive order signed by President Trump today that will help reduce red tape.
CMS today finalized new and expanded mandatory bundled payment models in an effort to coordinate patient care across the health care continuum, something Americas hospitals are already doing to better serve patients and improve care quality.
AHA urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue an Interim Final Rule (IFR) with comment period requiring that qualified health plans (QHPs) offered through the Health Insurance Marketplaces accept third-party premium and cost-sharing payments from hospitals, hospital-…
We support FDA’s efforts to improve the safety and efficacy of POC BGMS used for hospitalized patients. However, we are concerned that, as written, the draft guidance would have serious unintended consequences for patients and hospitals, including placing patients at unnecessary risk.