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Congress Passes Bill Funding Government at Current Levels into March, Extending Key Health Care Provisions to Expire

The House by a vote of 366-34 Dec. 20 passed the American Relief Act (H.R. 10545), a bill to fund the government through March 14, 2025,
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House Passes Bill Funding Government at Current Levels into March, Extending Key Health Care Provisions Due to Expire at End of Year

The AHA appreciates the bipartisan effort to fund the government and extend these critical health care policies for three months to support hospitals’ efforts to care for patients and communities.
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Special Bulletin: CMMI Issues Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model Final Rule

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Nov. 26 finalized a new mandatory payment model that will begin on July 1, 2025 and test whether hospital performance-based incentive payments or penalties will increase access to kidney transplants while preserving or enhancing the quality of care and reducing Medicare expenditures. The rule also includes standard provisions that will apply to all CMMI models whose first performance period begins on or after Jan. 1, 2025.
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Special Bulletin: CMS Outpatient PPS and ASC Final Rule for CY 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 released its calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule. The rule increases OPPS rates by a net 2.9% in CY 2025 compared to CY 2024.
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Administration Finalizes Enhanced Mental Health Parity Regulations

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.
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Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers, AABB Say U.S. Faces Critical Blood and Platelet Shortages

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.
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CMS Releases CY 2025 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 26 issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). This Special Bulletin reviews highlights from this rule.
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CMS Finalizes Medicaid Access and Payment Fee-for-service Rule

The CMS released April 22 a final rule focused on ensuring access to services for Medicaid beneficiaries in fee-for-service delivery systems in keeping with the Administration’s objectives to improve access for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries.