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The president Nov. 2 signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act, P.L. 114-74, passed by Congress last week to raise the nation’s debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Site-neutral payments for new provider-based hospital outpatient departments are included in the legislation – a provision that was strongly opposed by the AHA.

The AHA today voiced support for an Internal Revenue Service supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking, which clarifies that applicable large employers must provide substantial coverage for inpati

A policy statement issued Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspec

Eligible professionals and group practices participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System who believe they were incorrectly assessed a negative payment adjustment for 2016 may ask CMS to r

The Department of Health and Human Services Friday released an analysis

The AHA's Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development has chosen as its 2016 president-elect Ruth Padilla Portacci, principal of Healthcare Strategy Partners in Nashville, TN.

By Damareus Barbour

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule for

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today finalized a payment incr

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The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission yesterday approved recommendations to improve and expand on data collected about the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payment program.

The National Governors Association this week urged federal officials to give states more flexibility with respect to

Neil Jesuele, AHA executive vice president of leadership and business development, will retire in mid-2016 after more than 20 years with the association.

The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering this week presented it

The Senate earlier today voted 64 to 35 to pass legislation to raise the nation’s debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule requiring

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule revisi

The House of Representatives yesterday voted 266-167 to pass legislation to raise the nation’s debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the final rule for t

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule that incr