The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 5 published a list of participants for the Transforming Episode Accountability Model. TEAM is a mandatory payment model that will bundle payment to acute care hospitals for five types of surgical episodes. The AHA June 10 urged CMS to make the model voluntary, however the mandatory model was finalized in the CY 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule.

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A coalition of healthcare organizations, including the AHA, sent a letter Oct. 27 to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation recommending changes to…
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The AHA Oct. 27 submitted comments on the Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B…
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The AHA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 21 on its preliminary calendar year 2027 Medicare clinical laboratory fee…
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine should deny motions by several drug companies and Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America to…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the submission period opened Oct. 16 for petitions to deny the recertification of five…
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The AHA today voiced support () for the 340B Rebate Model Delay Act (H.R. 10770)in a letter to the bill’s House sponsors. The bipartisan bill would pause the…