Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
On Jan. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral argument to consider the injunctions that
blocked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 (CMS) rule requiring covered
facilities to ensure that their staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 (subject to medical
and religious exemptions).
The Department of Justice鈥檚 (DOJ鈥檚) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (together, the 鈥淎ntitrust Agencies鈥) Dec. 6 and 7 will host a virtual public workshop addressing non-compete clauses in employment agreements and other forms of employee-restrictive covenants. This panel鈥
At A Glance
Please note, on Dec. 11, President Biden signed legislation that delays by one year (until Jan. 1, 2023) the clinical laboratory reporting requirements discussed in this advisory. It also delays for one year payment cuts under the CLFS that would have otherwise been imposed starting鈥
We appreciate CMS鈥 issuance of a streamlined rule, which allows HH agencies and their hospital and other local partners to focus on their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2022.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 16 published its calendar year (CY) 2022 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule.
The AHA Nov. 22 will launch a national, multi-faceted 鈥渢hank you鈥 campaign to express the organization鈥檚 profound appreciation for our nation鈥檚 hospital and health care workers and reiterate how highly they are valued.
The documentary feature film, INHOSPITABLE, will premiere at the DOC NYC film festival on Nov. 13. According to the film鈥檚 website, it purports to 鈥渆xpose American hospitals鈥 significant role in our broken healthcare system.鈥
Facilities and other providers will need to provide uninsured or self-pay patients good faith estimates prior to all scheduled care beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The Department of Health and Human Services issued regulations implementing this provision of the No Surprises Act on Sept. 30.
Facilities and other providers will need to provide uninsured or self-pay patients good faith estimates prior to all scheduled care beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The Department of Health and Human Services issued regulations implementing this provision of the No Surprises Act on Sept. 30.