Special Bulletin
The American Hospital Association (AHA) sends members Special Bulletins on the latest health care news, legislation, and advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.
The AHA is continuing efforts on multiple fronts to provide updates on the supply chain issues resulting from the closure of a Baxter manufacturing plant in North Carolina because of damage from Hurricane Helene.
North Cove manufacturing plant in Marion, N.C., was temporarily closed as a result of damage from Hurricane Helene.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 30 issued an interim final rule (IFR) with a comment period on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) low wage index policy. Specifically, the IFR discontinues the low wage index policy for FY 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 24 issued a final rule that would carve out significant, anomalous and highly suspect (SAHS) billing from Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) financial calculations for calendar year (CY) 2023. This final rule is part of a larger…
AHA worked with Vizient to analyze data from hospitals across the country; please use the report and AHA tools to share how your organization is focused on patient safety and quality.
The Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) Sept. 9 issued a final rule on the enforcement of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) of 2008.
The American Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers and the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) in separate messages this week expressed concerns about the nation’s low blood supply levels and urged individuals to donate to boost supplies.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 1 issued a final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Aug. 1 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2025 final rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS).