Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
The Senate July 1, and the House July 2, passed a budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), H.R. 1, a sweeping package that enacts many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction. The bill includes significant policy…
The AHA is disappointed that CMS proposes an inadequate Medicare outpatient hospital payment update, as many hospitals — especially those in rural and underserved communities — operate under challenging financial pressures.
There is an ongoing attack targeting flaws in Microsoft’s SharePoint server software. Microsoft has published guidance on protecting vulnerable systems, and these vulnerabilities only impact on-premises installations of SharePoint.
President Trump July 4 signed into law the OBBBA; Public Law No. 119-21, a sweeping package that enacts many of the administration’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security and energy. The bill includes significant policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) June 30 issued its proposed rule for the calendar year (CY) 2026 home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments are due Sept. 2, and a final rule is expected around Nov. 1. New policies would generally be effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The AHA has developed this resource to visualize the enactment timeline for provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) impacting hospitals and health systems.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 15 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year (CY) 2026 compared to CY 2025.
CMS July 14 issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2026.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) June 30 issued its calendar year (CY) 2026 proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS).
The Senate has released its legislative text for the substitute to H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping package that would enact many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction.