Bipartisan Policy Center Releases April 2020 Report
Rural hospitals are at risk of closure. Profit margins are too thin to sustain this crisis and immediate legislative and regulatory actions are needed...
Federal Funding Update
Rural Provider Allocation-The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released additional funding for providers, specifically targeted at rural facilities. The base payment...
National Hospital Week-Health ​Comes First
National Hospital Week 2020, is May 10-16th. National Hospital Week highlights the efforts of ​every hospital, health system and healthcare professional involved in keeping our communities healthy.  Now...
AHA Report: Nation’s hospitals losing about $50B a month fighting pandemic
In a new report, the American Hospital Association (AHA) estimates that the financial impact to hospitals and health systems from COVID-19 expenses and revenue...
CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Application Guide: Additional Funds Request Guide
The U.S. Department of Health Human Services (HHS) has begun distributing the remaining $20 billion of the $50 billion general distribution to Medicare providers...
AHA Issues Special Bulletins
This week the American Hospital Association (AHA) shared information on upcoming CMS calls. CMS will be hosting calls this week for hospitals, health systems...
CMS Issues FFY 2021 IRF PPS Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system, which would update the Medicare...
Additional Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
The remaining $70 billion (out of the $100 billion in stimulus version 3.0) is being distributed by the administration to healthcare providers, including hospitals...
CMS Issues Updated Guidance for Providing Non-emergent, Non-COVID-19 Health Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updated guidance on providing essential non-COVID-19 care to patients without symptoms of COVID-19 in regions...
CMS Issues Proposed Rule for FFY 2021 Hospice Payment Rate
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 proposed rule for hospice payment rates. The provisions...
