NHA and HFMA host health care reform event
LINCOLN—The Nebraska Hospital Association (NHA) and the Nebraska Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) presented “Health Care Reform: How Will It Impact Nebraska?” on August 31, 2010 at The Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes complex provisions which will ultimately impact Nebraska’s budget, employers, health care providers and the patients they serve. This program was designed to assist decision makers better understand the complexities involved in the new health care system.
The event began with a Capitol Hill update from Charlie Ellsworth, Office of U.S. Senator Ben Nelson and Lea Stueve, Office of U.S. Senator Mike Johanns.
Judy Baker, Regional Director, Region 7at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shared the HHS' perspective regarding the multitude of regulations that will be required to implement major provisions contained within the Affordable Care Act.
Attendees also heard comments from Ann Frohman, Director, Nebraska Department of Insurance, and Joy Johnson Wilson and Rachel Morgan from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The event wrapped up with a panel discussion on the state's plan to implement health care reform. Panelists included Senator Kathy Campbell, Senator Mike Gloor; Kerry Winterer, CEO, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; and Ann Frohman, Director, NDOI.
— NHA, September 2, 2010
Chamber emerges as formidable political force
WASHINGTON—At times subtle, at times loud, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending record amounts on lobbying and in election battlegrounds, elbowing into the nation's politics in unprecedented ways for the business community.
The country's largest business lobby has pledged to spend $75 million in this year's elections. That's on top of a lobbying effort that already has cost the organization nearly $190 million since Barack Obama became president in January 2009. Read more.
— AP/Postbulletin.com, August 23, 2010
Crete earns medical home recognition
CRETE—Crete Area Medical Center Physicians’ Clinic (CAMC) is pleased to announce that it has earned Physician Practice Connections-Patient Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMH) Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.
CAMC is the first rural health clinic and one of only three clinics statewide to earn NCQA PPC-PCMH Recognition. There are no recognized patient-centered medical home practices in Kansas and only one in Iowa. Read more.
— CAMC news release, August 17, 2010
NHA submits comments to IRS on tax-exempt requirements
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HRSA to begin enrolling newly eligible hospitals in 340B
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DOL and Nebraska Department of Insurance to hold seminar
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