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AHA on CMS' Repeal of Minimum Staffing Requirements For Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care Facilities
The AHA applauds CMS’ repeal of the misguided minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.
CMS repeals minimum staffing requirements for skilled nursing, long-term care facilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 2 repealed the minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid that the agency adopted in 2024.
CMS Releases CY 2026 Home Health PPS Final Rule
The home health prospective payment system final rule for calendar year 2026 will reduce payments by 1.3%, or $220 million relative to CY 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
AHA Statement on FY 2026 Final IPPS & LTCH Payment Rule
The AHA appreciates CMS’ recognition of the importance of an appropriate balance of burden and value in quality measurement programs, especially the sunsetting of the COVID-19 vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel measure.
CMS Releases FY 2026 Long-term Care Hospital PPS Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 11 issued a proposed rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
AHA Supports House Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act
April 15, 2025The Honorable Kevin HernU.S. House of Representatives171 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515
AHA Statement on FY 2026 Proposed IPPS & LTCH Payment Rule
America’s hospitals and health systems spend too many resources each year on regulatory requirements, forcing many of our clinicians to focus more time completing paperwork than treating patients. The AHA appreciates the Administration’s request for information on approaches and opportunities to streamline regulations and reduce burdens in the Medicare program.
AHA Commissioned Report Challenges Inappropriate Conclusions Regarding Long-term Care Hospitals
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a new analysis conducted by the prominent health care economics and policy consulting firm Dobson DaVanzo & Associates, LLC (Dobson).
AHA files brief challenging CMS’ minimum staffing rule for nursing homes
The AHA Oct. 24 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in a case challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' minimum staffing mandate for nursing homes.
Ensuring LTCHs Can Care for the Nation’s Sickest Patients and Serve Their Communities
The federal agency that oversees the Medicare program (CMS) recently announced a change in the long-term care hospital (LTCH) high-cost outlier payment policy. As a result, LTCHs are being asked to incur greater and greater losses as they care for severely ill patients.