American Hospital Association Letter To Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Requesting Delay To Hospital Star Ratings For Overall Quality

On March 18, 2016, the American Hospital Association (AHA) sent this letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requesting a delay to the hospital star ratings for overall hospital quality until at least July 2016. The letter also asked CMS to provide hospitals with the data that was used to calculate their ratings and answer questions about the methodology prior to public release of these ratings . . .