October 4, 2018 – Cary, NC – Once again, State Treasurer Dale Folwell has proven that he has neither an insurance nor a healthcare background and is unwilling to work with those who do. Mr. Folwell, an accountant, has limited understanding of the complexity
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The North Carolina Hospital Foundation has established a disaster relief fund to support North Carolina healthcare workers who suffered significant property loss to their homes during Hurricane Florence and the subsequent flooding. For more information and to donate, visit https://www.ncha.org/disasterrelieffund. UNC Football is also
Read more →The NC Medical Board filed proposed emergency and temporary licensure rules for physicians, physician assistants and anesthesiologist assistants in declared disasters. Today’s NCHA Regulatory Report has more information on this and proposed rule changes impacting behavioral health and workers’ compensation.
Read more →The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is working to help families recover from Hurricane Florence. If you are in the impacted area, help spread the word in your community that DHHS is helping people in 27 counties who are eligible to buy food
Read more →Additional flexibilities have been provided to ensure Medicaid and NC Health Choice services can be quickly delivered to those impacted by Hurricane Florence. This will help people in Medicaid receive care without disruption and give health care providers leeway to deliver services with
Read more →The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recently released a report on rural hospital closures. GAO’s analysis of data from US Health and Human Services (HHS) and an HHS-funded research center shows that 64 rural hospitals closed from 2013 through 2017. This represents
Read more →The North Carolina Hospital Foundation has established a disaster relief fund to support North Carolina healthcare workers who suffered significant property loss to their homes during Hurricane Florence and the subsequent flooding. “In times of need, the public turns to their hospital and
Read more →Donations will support recovery efforts for hospital and health system employees and their communities affected by Hurricane Florence Cary, NC – September 18, 2018 – Throughout the devastation of Hurricane Florence and in the days following, we have been reminded of the resilience
Read more →NCHA has provided a list of mental health resources for hospitals, health systems, healthcare providers and first responders to use and share in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency crisis. During the Crisis – Public Resources Give an Hour
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NCHA Submits Comment Letter Addressing OPPS Proposed Rule
The North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) submitted the attached comment letter addressing the Calendar Year 2019 hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule on Monday, September 20, 2018. We focused our comments on the proposal to limit expansion of services in excepted
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