Becker's Healthcare July 1, 2021
The American Hospital Association, which represents nearly 5,000 hospitals, issued a response to CMS’ proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule for 2022, which recommends removing some price transparency requirements.
Five key takeaways from the AHA’s response:
1. Hospitals seek a delay of CMS’ proposal to require them to report COVID-19 vaccination information about their workforce. The AHA is urging CMS to delay a requirement to report COVID-19 vaccine information about their staff. Hospitals say it’s too early to report this information because COVID-19 vaccines have been available for six months, and questions remain about how long the vaccines will protect people.
2. Hospitals support repealing some price transparency requirements. CMS proposed repealing the requirement to report median payer-specific negotiated...