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Report: Hospitals provided $105B in community benefits in 2018
According to an analysis released by the AHA looking at tax-exempt hospitals, non-profit hospitals provided $105 billion in community benefits in 2018.
UnitedHealth Group loses in overpayments case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a 2018 district court decision in favor of UnitedHealth Group, rejecting the insurer’s claims that a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ rule requiring Medicare Advantage plans to report and return identified overpayments within 60 days results in underpayments.
CMS proposed rule would rescind Most Favored Nation rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule that would rescind its November 2020 Most Favored Nation model interim final rule.
Lown Institute Report on Hospital Community Benefits Falls Short
The mission of all hospitals and health systems, regardless of size and type of ownership, is to care for their patients and communities. In fact, an Ernst and Young report from 2019 demonstrates that for every dollar invested in non-profit hospitals and health systems through the federal tax exemption, $11 in benefits is delivered back to communities.
Joint Commission posts case example on implicit bias
A case example focusing on health inequity and implicit bias is now available on the Joint Commission’s website.
FDA revokes authorization for Battelle decontamination system
The Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorization for Battelle Memorial Institute’s decontamination system for N95 respirators at Battelle's request.
New naloxone nasal spray at least doubles the dose
The Food and Drug Administration approved a naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray to treat opioid overdoses that delivers 8 milligrams of naloxone, up from 2 mg or 4 mg in previously approved products.
AHA blog: Charity care only part of hospital’s community benefit
A study published this month in Health Affairs on the charity care provided by tax-exempt hospitals fails to recognize that charity care is only one part of a hospital’s total community benefit, writes AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton.
CMS releases certification toolkit, compliance guidance for qualified health plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a toolkit for qualified health plans applying for plan year 2022 certification, and guidance to help applicants identify essential community providers and meet network adequacy standards.
Reminder: ONC information sharing requirements take effect Monday
New information sharing requirements for health information technology take effect April 5 under an interim final rule released last year by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.