Congress Passes Opioid Bill, President to Sign
Posted on: 10/4/2018
Great news from Washington! With your support, Congress took a historic step in the fight against the opioid epidemic...
View Full PostingLegislators Expected to Vote on Final Opioid Bill Starting Tomorrow
Posted on: 9/27/2018
ACMA members are encouraged to contact legislators as soon as possible and urge them to vote for H.B. 6.
View Full PostingSenate Passes Opioid Legislation
Posted on: 9/18/2018
In a 99-1 vote yesterday, the Senate passed a bipartisan package of 70 bills to combat the epidemic of opioid overdose deaths. The package includes…
View Full PostingSenate Poised to Pass Comprehensive Opioid Legislation Next Week
Posted on: 9/13/2018
On Monday, the Senate is expected to pass the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018—a bipartisan package of over 70 proposals recommended by five different committees...
View Full PostingUrban Institute Study Shows Health Insurance Coverage Increases
Posted on: 7/17/2018
On July 1st, the Urban Institute announced the findings of a study that examined the change in the number of uninsured in America...
View Full PostingCovering Observation Stays Toward 3 Day Stay Requirement
Posted on: 5/29/2018
Members of Congress Joe Courtney and Glenn Thompson submitted a letter to Ways and Means Committee members last week in support of bipartisan legislation, H.R. 1421...
View Full PostingSecretary of Health and Human Services Confirmed by Senate
Posted on: 1/25/2018
Yesterday, the Senate voted 55-43 to confirm Alex Azar, a former Eli-Lily executive, to become the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)...
View Full PostingFederal Government Reopens After Weekend Shutdown
Posted on: 1/24/2018
President Trump signed a short-term spending bill early this week that will fund the government through February 8...
View Full PostingFederal Government Shutdown is Possible
Posted on: 1/19/2018
The Federal government's current funding agreement deadline is this evening. Absent a new agreement, the federal government will enter into shutdown protocols beginning Monday morning...
View Full Posting“Observation Status” Policy Moving Through Court System
Posted on: 11/28/2017
The hospital administration policy fight over “Observation Status” versus “Inpatient Status” may finally hit a boiling point this year...
View Full PostingGOP Postpones Vote on Graham-Cassidy bill
Posted on: 9/27/2017
View Full PostingUpdate: Graham-Cassidy bill
Posted on: 9/26/2017
View Full PostingCourt Certifies Nationwide Class in “Observation Status” Case
Posted on: 8/4/2017
View Full PostingPublic Policy Committee: CMS Update
Posted on: 7/11/2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to pursue a proactive stance to protect both the Medicare trust fund and improve outcomes for beneficiaries.
View Full PostingPublic Policy Committee Update: ACMA goes to Washington
Bills would count observation toward SNF benefit, reform the RAC, and aid highest risk patients
Posted on: 10/8/2014
On September 30, a cadre of 15 case management professionals, including members of ACMA’s Public Policy Committee, descended upon Washington, DC for two days to promote three specific pieces of legislation...
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