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Supreme Court rules for insurers in Risk Corridors case

The Affordable Care Act requires the federal government to pay insurers the full amount of their losses under the temporary Risk Corridors Program and insurers who claim losses under the program may sue in federal claims court to recover damages for unpaid amounts, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.
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AHA Statement on the use of the CARES Act

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack provides a statement on the use of the CARES Act.

Group sues HHS for approving Michigan work requirements

The National Health Law Program and other groups Friday filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services for approving a Section 1115 waiver for New Hampshire that requires certain adults to work to maintain Medicaid coverage, among other changes.
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AHA to CMS Re: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021

AHA comments to CMS on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021.

Governors Urge Administration to Defend Pre-existing Conditions Protections

A bipartisan group of governors yesterday urged the administration to reverse its decision to no longer defend in federal court the Affordable Care Act’s protections for patients with pre-existing conditions.

Report: ACA narrowed racial/ethnic coverage gaps, but progress stalled

The Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansions have led to historic reductions in racial disparities in access to health care since 2013, but progress has stalled since 2016, according to a study released by the Commonwealth Fund.

Perspective: 2019 — a year of progress but more work ahead

On behalf of the AHA Board of Trustees and our team, thank you for everything you do to advance health in America.

CMS: National health spending up 4.6% in 2018, hospital spending slows

U.S. spending on health care grew 4.6% in 2018, slower than the 5.4% overall growth in the economy but up from 4.2% in 2017.

Study: Preventable hospitalizations fell more in Medicaid expansion states

States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 and 2015 saw greater reductions in discharge rates, inpatient days and hospital costs related to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions than did non-expansion states.