Medicare
Reps. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) and Ron Kind (D-WI) asks their colleagues to sign a Dear Colleague letter urging CMS to provide regulatory relief for both acute care hospitals and post-acute care providers entering into alternative payment models.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a final rule that makes technical changes to the way financial targets are calculated for accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. CMS will account for differences in regional health care spending鈥
Primary care practices can participate in both the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model in certain circumstances, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Friday in an update to Frequently Asked Questions on the model. Practices in Tracks 1, 2鈥
The House Ways and Means Committee on May 24 approved by voice vote the AHA-supported Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273), which contains numerous provisions affecting hospitals.
Hospitals, including those participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, are the true safety-net, not the pharmaceutical industry with its 鈥渟kyrocketing prescription drug prices and huge profits,鈥 AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels writes in an AHASTAT blog post today.
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Reps. Tom Price (R-GA) and James McGovern (D-MA) are asking their colleagues to sign a Dear Colleague letter urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to rescind its prior authorization notice for the Medicare home health benefit. It is important that you urge your鈥