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Fact Sheet: Extending the Acute Hospital Care at Home Program Beyond the End of the COVID-19 PHE
The AHA urges Congress and the Biden Administration to extend the H@H program as currently authorized under the waiver to allow providers to continue to take steps to transform care delivery in a way that improves patient experience and outcomes while ensuring high patient safety. The Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (S. 3792, H.R. 7053), bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Carper (D-DE) and Scott (R-SC) and Congressmen Blumenauer (D-OR) and Wenstrup (R-OH), would provide a two-year extension of the current H@H waiver.
AHA Comment Letter to CMS on Home Health PPS Proposed Rule, CY 2023
AHA comments to CMS on the calendar year (CY) 2023 HH prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule.
CMS Releases FY 2023 Long-term Care Hospital PPS Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday issued its fiscal year (FY) 2023 final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS).
Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for CY 2023
On June 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2023 proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS).
Letter to Senate Finance Committee on Discussion Draft Addressing Mental Health Care and Telehealth
AHA supports allowing Medicare beneficiaries who seek treatment for mental health disorders to receive their care through audio-only services. AHA also supports removing the requirement for Medicare patients to receive an in-person visit prior to receiving mental health services through telehealth.
CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule for CY 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 15 released its calendar year (CY) 2023 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) proposed rule that would increase OPPS rates by a net 2.7% in CY 2023 compared to 2022.
988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Resources
988 is a newly Federally designated number that, as of July 16, will connect with the current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255). When fully implemented, the 988 number will offer crisis response services including stabilization, mobile team dispatch, and connections to follow-up care.
CMS and ASPE Issue Draft Unified Post-acute Care Payment Model
The CMS and ASPE draft unified payment model for the four post-acute care (PAC) settings contains numerous fundamental flaws which render it unworkable for both patients and providers.
Special Bulletin: CMS Releases CY 2023 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
While this rule includes no major changes to the structure of the HH PPS, the AHA is very concerned about the unprecedented behavioral offset the agency proposes — 6.9 percentage points — which it states is necessary to achieve budget neutral implementation of the Patient-driven Groupings Model (PDGM) case-mix system. In addition, we are extremely concerned with CMS’ proposed payment update of only 2.9%, given the extraordinary inflationary environment and continued labor and supply cost pressures HHAs face.
AHA Releases Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
We expect that today’s decision will have practical impacts on hospitals and health systems, including on health care provided across state lines, EMTALA obligations, maternal health care, the clinician-patient relationship, medical education and access to care for individuals regardless of socioeconomic status.