AHA urges CMS to reconsider its recent guidance to providers requiring them to document Medicare-Medicaid 鈥渃rossover鈥 bad debt in a manner that is neither standard practice for most hospitals nor consistent with current accounting standards.
Letters
Throughout the year, the AHA comments on a vast number of proposed and interim final rules put forth by the federal regulatory agencies. In addition, AHA communicates with federal legislators to convey the hospital field's position on potential legislative changes that would impact patients and patient care. Below are the most recent letters from the AHA to these bodies.
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By proposing a new safe harbor for patient engagement tools and creating three new safe harbors for value-based arrangements, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has taken 鈥渢he first steps toward much needed reform鈥 of the federal anti-kickback statute and civil monetary penalty rules regarding beneficiary inducements,
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend for 60 days 鈥 until March 17 鈥 the comment period for its Medicaid fiscal accountability proposed rule. 聽
The AHA today shared comments with congressional leaders as they are working to develop a framework for a 鈥淐ures 2.0,鈥 legislative package that builds on the 21st Century Cures Act, which became law in December 2016.聽
The AHA applauded 鈥渢he new direction鈥 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking to modify, modernize and clarify the physician self-referral law, also known as the Stark Law, to 鈥減rovide space for the types of innovative arrangements among hospitals and physicians that can enhance care coordination, improve quality and reduce costs.鈥澛
AHA and its American Organization for Nursing Leadership today voiced support for the Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families Act (S.
This is a downloadable Model Letter to Submit Comments to CMS on Proposed Rule on Stark Law that the AHA has created for your use.
AHA comments on the House Ways & Means Committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force request for information (RFI).
The 黑料正能量 Association's comments on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission鈥檚 (MedPAC) discussions on consolidation within the health care field as well as graduate medical educat