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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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…
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The AHA, the Maine Hospital Association and four safety-net hospitals Oct. 9 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine challenging…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published its list of participants for its mandatory Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded…
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The AHA, the New Hampshire Hospital Association and 340B Health have filed an amicus brief supporting Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital’s request for a…
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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration Oct. 1 announced approval of 10 drug companies to participate in the…