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12/9/16:
Congress Passes Package that Includes WHA-Supported HOPD Mid-Build Fix
11/4/16:
CMS Releases Final OPPS Rule, Section 603 HOPD Implementation
11/4/16:
OPPS Final Rule Addresses Meaningful Use & Other Topics
10/21/16:
CMS Finalizes MACRA Rule
10/21/16:
Chairman Johnson Letter to CMS on HOPD/OPPS Rule
10/14/16:
WI Delegation to CMS: Change OPPS Proposed Section 603 Implementation
10/14/16:
CMS Announces Rural Health Council Solutions Summit
9/16/16:
WHA Physician Leaders Council Discusses Regulatory Reform, MACRA
9/16/16:
Hospital Leaders, WHA in DC
9/9/16:
WHA Submits Comments on OPPS Proposed Rule
8/12/16:
CMS Final IPPS Rule for 2017 Issued
7/8/16:
HHS Says Pain Management Questions Will be Removed from HCAHPS Surveys
6/17/16:
WHA Comments on DSH, Quality Programs Proposed Changes
6/10/16:
WHA Staff Shares MACRA Overview with Board, Reports on 2016 Goal Progress
6/10/16:
U.S. House Passes Hospital Package
5/27/16:
U.S. House Ways & Means Committee Amends Hospital Package
5/27/16:
WHA Thanks WI Delegation for Signing onto Bipartisan Dear Colleague Letters
5/20/16:
WHA Prepares for MACRA as Proposed Rule is Released
5/20/16:
Hospital Package Released in Congress, Includes Targeted HOPD Fix
5/20/16:
WHA Signs On to Alliance for American Hospitals Letter
5/13/16:
WHA Submits Comment Letter to CMS on Proposed Part B Drug Model
4/29/16:
Proposed Regulation on Physician Payments (MACRA) Released
4/22/16:
MACRA Implementation: Aurora’s Dr. Bailet Testifies Before Congress
3/4/16:
CMS Issues Network Adequacy Standards, Policy Changes Impacting Hospitals
2/12/16:
WHA, Hospital Leaders Meet with Speaker Ryan - Discuss need to fix site neutral provision
2/12/16:
President Releases Proposed Budget Request
1/29/16:
WHA to Federal Delegation: Fix HOPD Payment Prohibition
12/4/15:
WHA to Congress: Site Neutral Needs Immediate Fix
11/20/15:
WHA Continues Push to Amend Site-Neutral Prohibition
11/20/15:
CMS Finalizes Mandatory Medicare Hip/Knee Bundle Model
10/30/15:
Ryan Elected Speaker of the House - Budget deal hits hospital Medicare payments
10/9/15:
Bipartisan Group of House Members Send Letter to CMS on Proposed OPPS Cut
10/2/15:
Federal Fiscal Deadlines Approach
9/4/15:
WHA Submits Comments on CMS Proposed Hip/Knee Bundle Model
8/28/15:
CMS Provides Guidance on Medicare Appeal Redeterminations, Reconsiderations
8/14/15:
CMS Extends Two Midnight Enforcement Delay
8/14/15:
President Signs Observation “Notice Act”
8/7/15:
Medicare Releases PPS Rules, New Bundled Payment Model
7/31/15:
U.S. House Ways & Means Committee Activity
7/31/15:
Observation “Notice Act” Moves to President for Signature
7/10/15:
OPPS Proposed Rule Released, Includes Changes to Two Midnight Policy
6/12/15:
President's Column: Shutting Down the Medicare Cash Machine
6/5/15:
Federal: RAC Changes Supported by U.S. Senate Finance Committee
5/15/15:
WHA Sends Letter to Hill: No Medicare Cuts for TAA
4/17/15:
It’s Over: Congress Finally Repeals SGR
3/27/15:
Congress on Verge of Fixing SGR Once and for All
3/27/15:
President’s Column: SGR: “Better a Diamond with a Flaw than a Pebble (With Another Patch)”
3/20/15:
SGR Repeal Negotiations: Hospitals and WHA in Washington, D.C.
2/6/15:
President Obama Proposes Medicare Cuts in FY 2016 Budget
1/23/15:
WHA Submits GME Comment Letter to Congressional Committee
11/21/14:
House Ways & Means Release Comprehensive Draft Medicare Hospital Bill
11/7/14:
CMS Releases the 2015 Final Outpatient 2015 PPS Rule
10/10/14:
WHN Telemedicine Panel: Medicare Policies a Barrier to Telemedicine Expansion
8/29/14:
AHA Submits Comments on Proposed OPPS Rule for CY 2015
8/29/14:
304B Program Updates: Orphan Drug Ruling, Recertification
7/25/14:
Registration Open for NGS "All Things Medicare Roadshow"
7/11/14:
CMS Releases 2015 Outpatient PPS Proposed Rule
7/3/14:
WHA Continues to Oppose Burdensome Policies in Comments on IPPS Rule
6/20/14:
Medicare PPS Rule Changes Tracked, Available to WHA Members
5/23/14:
Wisconsin Medicare Spending 15% Lower than National Average
5/2/14:
CMS Issues Proposed FY 2015 IPPS, LTCH Rule
3/14/14:
Hospital Leaders meet with Rep. Ribble at Bellin in Green Bay
3/7/14:
President Obama releases FY 2015 Budget
$407 billion in Medicare reductions
2/21/14:
President's Column: D.C. Sausage Factory Revisited
2/14/14:
Guest Column: Time for Congress to Fix Medicare Hospital Rural floor Payment 'Boondoggle' (Michael Abrams, Steve Brenton, Andrew Davidson & William Pully)
2/14/14:
Congress Votes to Extend Medicare Sequester...Again
2/7/14:
WHIAC Launches Medicare "Enough is Enough" Statewide Radio Campaign
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