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AHA Special Bulletin, Monday March 22, 2010
AHA Offers Support for Reform Package
COVINGTON & BURLING, LLP Alert: Trade association may now use corporate funds to engage in express advocacy
President Obama today released a summary of his health care reform proposal, which the White House says will attempt to ")bridge the gap between the House and Senate bills.")
On January 28 the Health Resources and Services Administration published a final rule expanding who must report information to the National Practitioner Data Bank \(NPDB\). The rule does not change the reporting requirements for hospitals. However, it requires additional entities, such as private…
The Food and Drug Administration \(FDA\) today announced that it will extend to 18 months from now the time by which hospitals and other health care facilities using the Steris System 1 \(SS1\) processor to sterilize endoscopes, bronchoscopes and other medical devices should transition to legally…
President Obama today unveiled a .8 trillion fiscal year \(FY\) 2011 federal budget proposal that includes a ")placeholder") for health care reform instead of specific proposals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) in the November 10 Federal Register published the calendar year \(CY\) 2010 final rule for the home health \(HH\) prospective payment system \(PPS\).