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CMS proposes updated Marketplace payment parameters for 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule with additional policies for health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces (exchanges) for plan years 2022 and beyond.

Amid national blood supply shortages, AHA launches conservation-and-donation campaign

In response to national blood supply shortages, the AHA provided members with tools and resources to help hospitals and health systems conserve blood supply and encourage donations throughout the summer.

Reminder: ARPA coverage subsidies for unemployed take effect July 1

Starting July 1, the American Rescue Plan Act makes individuals who receive unemployment compensation beginning in 2021 eligible for cost-sharing subsidies through the federally facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace.

HHS awards COVID-19 health literacy grants to communities

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health awarded local governments $250 million in grants to work with community-based organizations to increase health literacy about COVID-19 vaccination, mitigation and services among underserved and racial and ethnic minority populations.

Organizations invited to apply for 2022 AHA Quest for Quality Prize

The AHA is accepting applications through Oct. 15, 2021 for its 2022 American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Prize.
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AHA letter to OSHA on COVID-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard

Letter to OSHA requesting a six-month delay of its compliance dates for the recently announced COVID-19 Health Care Emergency Temporary Standard, thus giving hospitals and health systems ample time to implement the policy’s many new requirements.
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CMS Proposes Updated Payment Parameters for 2022

This Special Bulletin summarizes a proposed rule with additional policies for health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces (or “exchanges”) for plan years 2022 and beyond.
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CMS Issues CY 2022 Proposed Rule for Home Health Payment System

June 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2022. CMS will accept comments on this rule through Aug. 27, 2021.

Selecting the Right Disinfectant for the Job: Debunking disinfection myths in the healthcare environment

Join Spartan Chemical’s team of experts as they debunk common myths related to infection control through environmental services. Topics include:

Webinar: Staffing Levels - Getting It Right for Patients and Staff

[WEBINAR] Evaluating and meeting our staffing needs is one of the most important and complex challenges facing hospitals, long term care facilities and other health care settings today. Providing appropriate staffing levels requires both a rigorous patient volume and acuity measurement system and a sufficient and flexible staffing plan. This webinar will address both of these critical imperatives. Our patients deserve and our employees demand that we do a better job of getting our staffing levels right.