Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
As part of the February refresh of Hospital Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to update its hospital overall star ratings. In addition, we expect CMS will release the performance results from the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Hospital-acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction鈥
On Dec. 27, the District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order in favor of the AHA and the other plaintiffs in the lawsuit to stop the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' nearly 30 percent reduction in the reimbursement rate for 340B drugs as exceeding the statutory authority鈥
On Dec. 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its final rule on the Medicare Shared Savings program (MSSP). The rule, called 鈥淧athways to Success,鈥 finalizes changes to the MSSP, including to the structure of payments made to accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other鈥
On Jan. 1, 2019, new price transparency requirements for hospitals will go into effect.
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The payment update for CY 2019 is relatively straight forward; however, the substantial re-design for CY 2020 brings a complex transformation to the field. Overall, we support the design of the new model, which shifts resources to the medically-鈥
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued a final rule that updates physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2019. The rule also finalizes several policies to implement year three of the Quality Payment Program (鈥
On Nov. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its calendar year 2019 outpatient prospective payment system /ambulatory surgical center final rule. In addition to standard updates, the rule expands Medicare 鈥渟ite-neutral鈥 payment policies and changes the payment policies for鈥
Maternal health is a top priority for AHA and its member hospitals and health systems. That is why the AHA is proud to be a member of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM), a national data-driven maternal safety and quality improvement initiative based on proven implementation鈥
On Sept. 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a proposed rule for reforming Medicare regulations that the agency identified as unnecessary, obsolete or excessively burdensome on health care providers and suppliers. Comments are due by Nov. 19.
This AHA Legislative Advisory offers a detailed summary of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act of 2018, which President Trump signed into law Oct. 24.