Advisory

AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.

This week, the RAND Corporation is slated to release Round 3 of its National Hospital Price Transparency Study, an employer-led initiative intended to measure and report publicly the prices paid for care at the hospital and service-line level.
This advisory provides details of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ calendar year 2021 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center proposed rule.
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its fiscal year (FY) 2021 final rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS). The final rule takes effect Oct. 1, 2020.
This advisory documents key findings from the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2021.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 published a final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The rule will be published in the Federal Register Aug. 4.
On June 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its calendar year 2021 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by Aug. 24.
Download the Inpatient PPS: The Proposed Rule for FY 2021 Regulatory Advisory  
This advisory provides analysis of CMS’ proposed rule governing its FY 2021 prospective payment system for long-term care hospitals.