Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a memorandum and provider-specific guidance on complying with the interim final rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late yesterday issued a proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2023 that would increase payments by 2.8% ($170 million) relative to FY 2021.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today reopened the comment period for certain topics in its interim final rule establishing an emergency temporary standard for occupational exposure to COVID-19.
In a civil class action lawsuit alleging Sutter Health and certain affiliates violated federal antitrust law in their arrangements with health plans, a federal jury unanimously ruled in favor of the Sacramento, Calif.-based integrated health care network.
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday postponed until Sept. 22, pending judicial review, the effective date for a Trump Administration rule that would require the agency to assess periodically each regulation to determine whether it has a significant economic impact on a substantial…
The AHA voiced support for many of the policies proposed in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023, including clarifications to the Medical Loss Ratio calculations, reestablishment of standardized health plan option requirements, changes…
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quickly moved to waive a number of regulatory requirements. These waivers provided hospitals and health systems with critical flexibilities to manage what has been a prolonged and unpredictable pandemic.
In response to an AHA request for clarification, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released more information to clarify how its recently updated guidance on hospital co-location with other hospitals or health care facilities might apply to critical access hospitals and physician…
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Jan. 21 issued a request for information (RFI) regarding prior authorization standards,
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released proposed regulations for the 2023 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plan year.