Aha submits letter to irs requesting updates to the agency’s private business procedure (revenue procedure 97-13) based on ppaca arrangements *

USA - November 19 2012
In a letter dated November 15, 2012, the American Hospital Association (AHA) requested that the IRS update IRS Revenue Procedure 97-13 (Rev. Proc. 97-13) as part of its implementation of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and in recognition of other recent changes affecting hospitals.

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CMS issues notice that value-based purchasing summary reports for FY13 are now available *

USA - November 19 2012
On November 7, 2012, CMS posted notice announcing that actual percentage payment summary report for fiscal year (FY) 2013 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program was available on its QualityNet website. 

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CMS releases final CY 2013 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center System Rules *

USA - November 5 2012
On November 1, 2012, CMS issued the final outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) system rules to implement rate and policy updates for hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and ASCs for calendar year (CY) 2013. 

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Eighth Circuit affirms CMS Administrator’s decision that Missouri hospital’s provider tax expenses should have been offset by its state's pool arrangement payments *

USA - September 24 2012
On September 12, 2012, the Eighth Circuit issued its decision Kindred Hospital East, LLC v. Sebelius, No. 11-3555 (8th Cir.) affirming the District Court’s order upholding the CMS Administrator’s decision that Kindred Hospital - Kansas City and Kindred Hospital - St. Louis (Kindred) should have reduced its provider tax expense by the amount it received from certain privately administered pool funds on its 2000-2003 cost report.

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CBO issues Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook for fiscal years 2012 to 2022 reflecting changes in Medicare and Medicaid spending forecasts *

USA - August 27 2012
On August 22, 2012, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued an Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook for fiscal years 2012 to 2022 (Budget Update). 

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