8+ hour, 25+ min ago   (135+ words) CMS requests updated billing information from qualifying alternative payment model participants to disburse payment aha.org The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released an advisory for certain clinicians who are qualifying alternative payment model participants and eligible to receive…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (114+ words) CMS releases implementation timeline guidance for updates to No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process American Hospital Association Guidance on the implementation timeline for the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution operations final rule was released Aug. 7 by the Departments…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (116+ words) CMS finalizes 2.4% payment update for SNFs American Hospital Association The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 29 issued a final rule for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2027. The rule will increase aggregate payments by 2.4%, which reflects…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (140+ words) CMS releases 2025 report on program audits, enforcement for Medicare Advantage, Part D American Hospital Association The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 27 released its Contract Year 2025 Part C and Part D Program Audit and Enforcement Report, outlining key compliance issues…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (158+ words) CMS issues implementation guidance following federal court injunction involving 2027 notice of benefit and payment parameters final rule American Hospital Association The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released implementation guidance following a district court ruling July 16 that enjoined eight provisions…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (89+ words) Blog: What AHA’s Affordability Recommendations Mean for Employers American Hospital Association A new blog details how healthcare costs impact businesses of all sizes and how recommendations from a recent AHA report on affordability can help improve costs, access and quality....

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (78+ words) DOL proposal seeks to modernize delivery of disclosures for group health plans American Hospital Association The Department of Labor July 22 released a proposed rule to modernize how group health plans deliver required disclosures. The proposal would create a safe harbor,…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (232+ words) In our previous blog, we examined what the AHA’s affordability recommendations could mean for patients. Now we turn to another critical stakeholder group: employers. There is no single solution that will instantly lower healthcare costs for employers without significant tradeoffs....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (165+ words) AHA comments to CMS on proposed rule covering Medicaid supplemental payments American Hospital Association The AHA provided comments July 21 to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its proposed rule to modify policies governing Medicaid state-directed payments as authorized under…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (209+ words) CMS issues proposed provider tax rule American Hospital Association The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a proposed rule that would update Medicaid provider tax policies included in the July 2025 reconciliation law and change how the agency determines whether…...