News

The AHA “strongly supports efforts to reduce fraud and abuse in the Medicare program,” but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule on program integrity enhancements to the provider enrollment process includes “overly burdensome and unworkable provisions."

AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to release long-awaited guidance to help hospitals and health systems interpret Medicare’s conditions of participation, or develop alternative approaches to keep them informed and updated about compliance.

Inpatient and outpatient prospective payment system hospitals, inpatient psychiatric facilities and PPS-exempt cancer hospitals can preview their data for the January update to Hospital Compare through Dec. 3 at the QualityNet Secure Portal.

Georgia plans to ask CMS for a Section 1115 waiver to allow 408,000 low-income adults who work, train, pursue educational opportunities or volunteer for at least 80 hours per month to “earn access” to employer-sponsored health insurance or Medicaid.

This week, AHA leaders are sharing the emergency preparedness efforts of America’s hospitals and health systems at the 43rd World Hospital Congress of the International Hospital Federation in Oman.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule that increases Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule updating physician fee schedule rates very slightly in calendar year 2020 — increasing the conversion factor by 5 cents.

Acute-care hospitals reduced Clostridium difficile infections by 12%, central line-associated bloodstream infections by 9% and catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 8% in 2018.

President Trump today announced his intention to nominate Stephen Hahn, M.D., to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

Georgia will pursue a Section 1332 waiver to launch a state reinsurance program for the individual health insurance market; offer subsidies for health plans purchased directly from insurers and brokers; and allow employers to offset the cost for employees who purchase coverage through HealthCare.gov.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated the number of people with confirmed or probable lung injuries associated with electronic cigarette use or vaping products to 1,888.

Opioid overdose death rates increased for nearly all racial and ethnic groups in metropolitan areas between 2015 and 2017.

Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.04% in October to a seasonally adjusted 5,270,600 people.

There’s no better time for hospitals and health systems to help spread the word about open enrollment and help their communities get covered.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released its home health prospective payment system final rule with comment period for calendar year 2020.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today passed by voice vote the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act.

The Drug Enforcement Administration last week launched a new online database for reporting “suspicious orders” of opioids and other controlled substances.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week released for comment a proposal that Medicare cover diagnostic laboratory tests that use Next Generation Sequencing for patients with a breast or ovarian cancer that may be inherited.

Indiana will suspend a requirement that some adult Medicaid beneficiaries work or engage in activities such as job training or volunteer work to remain eligible for coverage until a lawsuit challenging the program is resolved.

Maryjane Wurth, AHA executive vice president and COO, previews a new blog series focused on innovation and transformation.