4/15/2014 10:15:36 AM
Yesterday, the American Hospital Association and several other health care groups and individual hospitals filed two suits against the Department of Health and Human Services over the long-term legality of the two midnight rule. Among other items, the suits allege that the rule is arbitrary, places undue burdens on hospitals based on unlawful standards, requires [...]
4/10/2014 2:42:56 PM
Earlier today, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius regarding the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget request. During the hearing, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) questioned Secretary Sebelius on the President’s call to reduce reimbursement to Critical Access Hospitals and expel certain facilities from the program. He [...]
3/31/2014 6:55:34 PM
Minutes ago the Senate passed a 12 month delay of cuts scheduled to take affect under the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate. In addition to the delay of these cuts, the bill (H.R. 3402) would extend the Medicare Dependent Hospital Program, Low-Volume Hospital adjustment, current rural and “super-rural” ambulance payment rates, and the rural “work floor” [...]
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