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Sorting through MU provider comments will be no easy task for CMS
I sure don't envy the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week (or over the next few weeks, for that matter). The comments on the proposed rules implementing Stage 2 of Meaningful Use
AHA: Don't let device manufacturers pass excise tax onto customers
Allowing medical device manufacturers to pass on to buyers the cost of the upcoming 2.3 percent medical device excise tax would be an unfair and unintended consequence of the Affordable Care Act
Hospital trade group asks CMS to slow down dual-eligible demo project
The Federation of American Hospitals is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to hold its horses in a demonstration project aimed at coordinating care for dual eligibles of Medicare
Hospital groups contest Medicaid cuts in Supreme Court argument
A group including the American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges, the Federation of American Hospitals, and other powerhouse trade organizations have filed an
Hospitals launch ad campaign against further funding cuts
The American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems and several other lobbies for inpatient care providers have embarked
Health plans spar with providers over ACO payment
If all goes as planned, we can expect CMS to issue rules for accountable care organization in the next few weeks. At that point, the disagreement over how ACOs will be defined likely will rise to a
AHA reaches out to CMS on ACO guidance
The American Hospital Association has provided its take on accountable care organizations ( ACO news) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In a Nov. 17 letter addressed to deputy CMS
Federation of American Hospitals seeks leeway on ACOs
The Federation of American Hospitals has asked federal regulators for some leeway regarding the construction of accountable care organizations ( ACO news) in order to create a "level playing field,"
MedCath could be health reform's first victim
Heart hospital operator MedCath Corp. (NASDAQ: MDTH) could vanish within a year, Modern Healthcare reports. Back in April, Forbes predicted that the healthcare reform bill would spell the end for
Despite wide industry support, Berwick faces 'uphill battle'
A wide swath of heavyweight industry groups endorse President Barack Obama's nomination of Don Berwick as CMS leader. And yet, Berwick, a pediatrician and founder of the Institute for Healthcare
