Winter Playbook for Nursing Homes and Other Long-term Care Facilities
While COVID-19 is no longer the disruptive force it once was, real challenges persist,particularly for older Americans, who suffer from serious illness or deaths...
SAMHSA rule aims to expand access to opioid treatment programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) proposed updating opioid treatment program standards and admission criteria to expand access to treatment. According...
CDC Health Advisory Regarding Reduced Availability of Oseltamivir
Seasonal influenza activity is high across the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the 2022-2023 season to...
Congress Urged to Reauthorize Program to Retain Physicians in Underserved Areas
Members of Congress this week urged House and Senate leaders to include in the upcoming omnibus appropriations package AHA-supported legislation to extend for three years the...
CMS Issues Memo on Violence in Hospitals, Expectations
A new memorandum from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reinforcing the agency’s role in enforcing regulatory expectations that patients and hospital...
HHS Releases Resources to Respond to Pediatric Viral Surge
The Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response launched a website to help address the current pediatric surge in respiratory illnesses that is...
2021-2022 Federal Bills Impacting Hospice/Palliative Care: What To Watch
This year, several bills were introduced at the federal level that would impact hospice and/or palliative care delivery/reimbursement. Below is a summary of their...
Healthy Communities and the Role Hospital Play: A Message from AHA President & ...
President and CEO of the American Hospital Association recently provided a message to members on the importance of healthy communities and the role hospitals...
CMS Updates: Medicare Enrollment and Coverage Changes, CY 2023 Final Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule updating Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules to strengthen coverage and ease enrollment, as required...
CMS Approves HCPCS Codes for Chaplains
According to a regulatory alert released by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), CMS has approved Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)...
