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Month: December 2020

A Holiday Package for Hospitals: Year-End Legislation Addresses Healthcare

A Holiday Package for Hospitals: Year-End Legislation Addresses Healthcare

December 30, 2020 While millions of Americans have been stuffing wrapping paper and ribbons in the trash or heading to the store to return or exchange unwanted gifts, the federal government has delivered one more present to the American healthcare industry.  This package comes in the form of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA)—otherwise known as the COVID-19 relief bill—passed by Congress on December 21 and signed into law by President Trump on December 27.  It is a nearly 5,600-page document…

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2021 OPPS Final Rule for Hospitals: Highlights for The Coming Year

2021 OPPS Final Rule for Hospitals: Highlights for The Coming Year

December 16, 2020 As we head toward the end of another year, there are the obligatory “year in review” offerings provided via television, print media and websites.  Some might argue that there are years we’d just as soon forget—2020 perhaps being one of them.  However, end-of-the-year stories aren’t always about the year that was, but about the year ahead.  That is especially true when it comes to the rash of releases by the federal government concerning changes for the healthcare…

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