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AHA Statement to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health for Hearing March 11, 2025

Post-acute care is provided to patients who have been discharged from an acute-care hospital but still require services such as close medical supervision, nursing care, therapies and other support.
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AHA Comments to MedPAC on Rural Medicare Beneficiary Cost-sharing

February 28, 2025Michael Chernew, Ph.D.ChairmanMedicare Payment Advisory Commission425 I Street, NW, Suite 701Washington, D.C. 20001Dear Dr. Chernew: 
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Fact Sheet: Facility Fees

Facility fees are the portion of a health care treatment bill that covers all the costs of delivering patient care, except for those that are billed by physicians and other professionals.
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AHA Releases Report on Medicare Advantage’s Growing Impact on Rural Hospitals

Report shows some Medicare Advantage plans’ practices threaten access to care for rural communities.
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Fact Sheet: Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) and the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act

Medicare pays most acute-care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Some of these hospitals receive additional support from Medicare to help address potential financial challenges associated with being rural, geographically isolated and low volume.These programs are Medicare- dependent Hospitals (MDHs), Low-volume Adjustment (LVA) and Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs).
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AHA Comments on Senate Finance Committee Medicare-funded Physician Residency Draft Bill

AHA comments on draft Medicare graduate medical education (GME) reform package (KEL24743 MP2).

Fact Sheet: Improving Access to Care for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

Congressional action is needed to ensure greater oversight of MA plans as these rules are implemented and to enable CMS to enforce existing regulations designed to protect beneficiary access to medically necessary services.
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White House Memo Orders Temporary Pause on Federal Grants, Loans and Other Financial Assistance Programs

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) late last night issued a memo directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs implicated by President Trump’s recent executive orders.
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AHA Comments on CMS Medicare Advantage, Part D Proposed Rule for Contract Year 2026

January 27, 2025Jeff WuActing AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services7500 Security BlvdBaltimore, MD 21244
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Fact Sheet: Medicare Hospital Outpatient Site-Neutral Payment Policies

The AHA strongly opposes site-neutral payment cuts, which would reduce access to critical health care services, especially in rural and other underserved communities.