The MACRA Alternative Payment Model incentives should be implemented in a way that provides the best opportunity for physicians to become qualifying participants, the American Hospital Association argued...
According to last Wednesday's decision from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, all drugs with an “orphan” designation will be excluded from the 340B...
Rick Pollack will be the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hospital Association (AHA), announces AHA’s Board of Trustees. This September, Pollack will formally...
Reimbursement is a key aspect that will play a big role by ICD-10 implementation as the Oct. 1, 2015 deadline approaches and speculation abounds as to the damaging financial effects an unsuccessful...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes to slash Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D (MAPD) plan payments next year by an average payment cut of .95 percent, as stated in...
Legislation is under review for site neutral payment reimbursements where identical reimbursement is offered for two starkly contrasting types of patient care and resources.
Congress will possibly...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) expressed support Friday for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ’s) proposal to improve the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of...
In a letter, AHA expressed concern and offered alternatives to the proposed MedPAC payment system changes.
Earlier this month, we covered Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) proposed...
AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack issued comments describing the statute as “outdated regulatory barriers.”
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is speaking out against the Office of...
The Government Accountability Office compiled a report to determine practices to promote prescription drug program integrity.
Because of recent law enforcement actions and the increase in focus in the...
Continuing Medical Education (CME) is a valuable resource for the future of healthcare, but there are still opportunities for greater use of the system, according to a recent report by the American...
