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Estimated Impact of FMAP Reduction
The table below summarizes the 10-year impact on federal Medicaid hospital spending if the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) were reduced to the traditional level for Medicaid expansion enrollees due to program churn.
Fact Sheet: Impact of Tariffs on Health Care Equipment
BackgroundHaving adequate and up-to-date medical supplies, devices and equipment
Environmental Pathogens Tip Sheet
This AHE tip sheet outlines various processes used to maintain a healthy and safe environment.
Ecolab Resource: Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfecting
These resources, in partnership with Ecolab, demonstrate best practices and rules for cleaning and disinfecting in health care environmental services.
Fact Sheet: Hospital Outpatient Department Billing Requirements
Congress is considering legislation that would change current billing practices for Medicare and the commercial insurance market to require each off-campus hospital outpatient department (HOPD) to be assigned a unique NPI as a condition of payment.
Fact Sheet: Provider/Health Plan Contracting Provisions Reduce Access to Care
The Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act (S. 2840) includes a provision that would prevent doctors and hospitals from negotiating reasonable agreements with commercial health insurance plans.
Fact Sheet: Medical Debt
The Issue
Two trends in health insurance coverage are driving an increase in medical debt: inadequate hea
Report: Examining the Real Factors Driving Physician Practice Acquisition
Policymakers and others have expressed growing concern about the trend of physician practices becoming affiliated with hospitals and health systems.
Workforce Shortages Delay Patient Discharges and Exacerbate Providers’ Severe Financial Challenges
Significant workforce shortages at facilities, such as those in post-acute and behavioral health, is making it more difficult for hospitals to efficiently and appropriately discharge patients. Hospitals have to bear the costs of caring for patients for those excess days without any reimbursement.
Fact Sheet: Advocacy Priorities for Fall 2022
America’s hospitals and health systems continue to deal with the difficult challenges of high inflation and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, hospitals are facing significant increases in costs of labor from workforce shortages, drugs, equipment and supplies (including food and energy costs) that are threatening their stability and ability to provide access to high quality health care services. The AHA has developed resources that hospital leaders can use to advocate on these important issues.