The American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule on the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model.

Over the last several months, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has introduced several alternative payment models (APMs ...

The American Hospital Association is saying that the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model could thwart the Biden administration's goal of expanding access by causing undue disruption and ...

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed regulation. This 1,900+ page annual reg updates ...

The hospital industry is warning that a proposed mandatory model for kidney transplants could introduce “unnecessary disruption and uncertainty to the transplant ecosystem” and ultimately undercut the ...

The mandatory model will give performance-based payments and penalties to participating transplant centers. The Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model (IOTA), the 6-year mandatory model to increase ...