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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has opened its online application portal for participation in the 2018 Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model. Organizations that wish to participate must submit a non-binding Letter of Intent by May 4.
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire yesterday permanently barred the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from using FAQs 33 and 34 in calculating Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments for New Hampshire hospitals.
The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council has issued an updated guide to help health care facilities plan for and respond to an active shooter. The new edition includes additional information on providing care in areas where a potential threat exists but is not direct or鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of Inspector today alerted the public to a fraud scheme involving its Hotline telephone number. 鈥淭hese scammers represent themselves as HHS OIG Hotline employees and can alter the appearance of the caller ID to make it seem as if鈥
鈥淐overage and how we maintain that coverage is absolutely critical,鈥 said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack during a panel discussion today on the future of the Affordable Care Act in the new political environment. In addition, Pollack said he believes the delivery system reforms鈥
The Senate Finance Committee today voted 13-12 to advance to the full Senate President Trump鈥檚 nomination of Seema Verma to serve as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator. As president and founder of health care consulting company SVC Inc., Verma worked with the state of鈥
The proportion of U.S. pregnancies with Zika-associated birth defects is about 20 times higher than it was before the virus spread to the Americas, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between Jan. 15 and Sept. 22, 2016, the U.S. Zika鈥
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals can review their quality data through March 30 before it is reported on the IRF Compare and LTCH Compare websites in June, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday. 鈥淐orrections to the鈥
The Health Resources and Services Administration today delayed, in accordance with a recent White House memorandum, the effective date of its final rule on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for
The AHA on May 8 will present its Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence to four extraordinary programs for their positive impact on patients, hospitals, health systems and communities.