Tag archives: AHA

Court of Appeals Upholds HHS Site-Neutral Payment Cuts to Off-Campus Provider Based Departments

On Friday, July 17, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found in favor of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) by holding that Medicare Part B payment cuts to certain services provided to Medicare beneficiaries in off-campus provider-based departments (“PBDs”) are within the agency’s statutory authority. More specifically, … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: The Joint Commission Resumes Laboratory Survey Activities

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on June 29, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, General

In a special LabFocus The Joint Commission revealed they have resumed some laboratory survey activities. TJC stated that “[a]ccount executives are contacting organizations due for a survey to assess the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on their operations and their current state.” To determine which organizations will be surveyed, TJC is looking at “a … Continue reading

AHA seeks clarification from HHS regarding EMTALA and HIPAA waivers

By Thomas Dowdell (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on March 26, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, General, Regulatory

In a letter dated March 25, 2020, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has requested that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) consider clarification for waivers relating to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HHS recently published two waivers specific to EMTALA … Continue reading

COVID-19 Update: CMS Approves First Section 1135 Waiver

By Yvonne Puig (US), Daphne Calderon (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on March 17, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, General, News from DC

Following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on March 13, 2020, CMS approved the first Section 1135 waiver related to Medicaid on Monday. The State of Florida received permission to eliminate the limits on instances of care furnished and how many participants receive care from an out-of-state provider for the duration of the 1135 … Continue reading

AHA Requests 60-Day Extension to Comment Period for CMS’s proposed rule Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation

By Thomas Dowdell (US) on December 17, 2019 Posted in General, News from DC

On December 16, 2019, the American Hospital Association requested a 60-day extension to the comment period for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation. The proposed rule was published in the November 18 Federal Register and the comment period closes January 17, 2020. The AHA requested an extension in … Continue reading