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AHA Comments to CMS on FY 2025 Wage Index Values
The AHA has long stated that while we appreciated CMS’ recognition of the wage index’s shortcomings, the agency should not have implemented this policy by penalizing all hospitals, especially when Medicare already pays far less than the cost of providing care. As such, if CMS does address payments under this policy in FYs 2020-2024, it should not seek a clawback of funds that hospitals received because of the agency’s mistakes and have long since spent on patient care.
AHA Comments on Potential DSH Cuts in IPPS Final Rule for FY 2025
In CMS’s upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2025 IPPS final rule, the AHA urges CMS to maintain the uninsured rate at its proposed level of 8.7%. Doing so would provide critical stability for DSH hospitals that serve low-income, uninsured and historically marginalized populations.