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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has temporarily suspended certain Medicare enrollment screening requirements for health care providers that are assisting with Hurricane Irma recovery efforts in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The agency also has established a toll…
The House of Representatives today voted 211-198 to approve a package of funding bills (H.R. 3354) that would provide all discretionary funding for the federal government for fiscal year 2018. According to a House Appropriations Committee summary, the package includes $77.6 billion for the…
The AHA has released a new tool to help member hospitals and their clinician partners decide which track to pursue under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act – the Merit-based Incentive Payment System or alternative payment models. By answering a series of questions, the…
The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee today approved AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 3120) that would remove from the HITECH Act of 2009 a requirement that the Health and Human Services Secretary make meaningful use standards for electronic health records more stringent over time.
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) yesterday announced an agreement to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program for five years. The lawmakers expect to release legislative language for the funding extension in the coming days.
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) today unveiled a health care reform bill that would repeal components of the Affordable Care Act, make significant changes to how the Medicaid program is financed, and create a new grant program for states…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released a report offering guidance and resources to help health care providers, response and recovery workers, and affected communities address potential public health and safety concerns before, during and after a hurricane or flood. Many of…
Hospital leaders today gathered in Washington, D.C., to urge lawmakers to reject cuts to payments for hospital care and support policies that would benefit patients and increase access to care. During an AHA Advocacy Day briefing, which also was webcast, AHA leaders provided an update on the latest…
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on issues impacting health care costs and coverage. Witnesses included former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt and representatives from the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, Heritage…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held a hearing on state flexibility in the individual health insurance market, the third in a series of bipartisan hearings aimed at producing legislation to stabilize the individual health insurance market. Witnesses included former…