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CMS instructs IDRs to hold all payment determinations under No Surprises Act
Following a Feb. 6 court decision that vacated nationwide the federal government’s revised independent dispute resolution process for determining payment for out-of-network services under the No Surprises Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today instructed certified IDR entities to hold all payment determinations until the departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury issue further guidance
Op-ed: Working with Congress to keep our hospitals strong and communities healthy
In an op-ed yesterday in The Hill, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack explains why hospitals and health systems are working with government and other stakeholders this year to enact legislation and policies to ensure access to care and provide financial, regulatory and administrative relief; strengthen the health care workforce; and advance health care quality, equity and transformation.
HHS issues proposed rule for conscience and religious nondiscrimination
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights yesterday announced a proposed rule with changes to the process for handling conscience complaints, while adding safeguards to protect against conscience and religious discrimination.
Biden signs $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations bill
President Biden late Thursday signed into law the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill that will keep the government funded through September 2023.
Omnibus bill includes relief from Medicare cuts, extensions of rural and telehealth programs
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees last night released the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations legislation that would fund the government through Sept. 30, 2023. The bipartisan bill includes various provisions beneficial to hospitals and health systems.
Congress passes CR funding government programs through Dec. 23
President Biden today signed a continuing resolution extending current federal funding levels for health care and other programs through Dec. 23.
Urge Congress to Enact Key Priorities in Year-End Spending Package
As Congress deliberates on its lame-duck legislative agenda, the AHA continues to urge congressional leaders to include a number of key priorities in a year-end spending package.
Senate Finance Committee releases draft mental health parity bill
The Senate Finance Committee last week released draft legislation to improve mental health parity and access to behavioral health services in Medicare and Medicaid.
AHA urges Congress to prioritize behavioral health workforce, access needs in end-of-year package
AHA today urged Congress to take certain steps to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, reduce regulatory burdens for psychiatric facilities, and revise arbitrary and outdated payment policies that undervalue behavioral health services.