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At House hearing, AHA says tax-exempt hospital meet and exceed requirements of tax exemption
Tax-exempt hospitals both meet and exceed any requirements and expectations that attach to the privilege of tax exemption, AHA General Counsel and Secretary Melinda Hatton
HIPAA proposed rule would prohibit certain reproductive health care disclosures
The Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights today released a proposed rule that would prohibit entities regulated by the HIPAA Privacy Rule from using or disclosing protected health information to investigate or prosecute patients, providers or others involved in providing legal reproductive health services.
AHA blog: Lown Institute once again cherry-picks data to fit their preconceived notions about hospitals
The Lown Institute’s latest report on hospital community benefits, like the previous one, is wrong and cannot be taken seriously as it once again relies on obvious biases and suffers from serious methodological flaws, AHA said in a blog published today.
FDA releases transition plans for medical device enforcement, authorization after COVID-19 public health emergency
The Food and Drug Administration today released final guidance for transitioning medical device enforcement policies and emergency use authorizations established during the COVID-19 public health emergency to normal operations.
Hospitals and Health Systems More than Earn their Tax Exemption
The international firm EY has looked at how the benefits tax-exempt hospitals provide stack up against their federal tax exemption. Last year’s report showed the spread was 9 to 1 – for every $1 of exemption, reporting hospitals provided $9 of benefit to the community.
AHA blog: Hospitals and Health Systems More than Earn their Tax Exemption
Tax-exempt hospitals provided $9 of benefit for every $1 of tax exemption in 2019, the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
Bill would repeal Medicare’s 96-hour rule for critical access hospitals
Reps. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and Terri Sewell, D-Ala., today introduced legislation that would repeal a Medicare rule that requires physicians at a Critical Access Hospital to certify that inpatients are likely to be discharged or transferred to another hospital within 96 hours. AHA has urged Congress to pass legislation to permanently remove the requirement.
Op-ed: Working with Congress to keep our hospitals strong and communities healthy
In an op-ed yesterday in The Hill, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack explains why hospitals and health systems are working with government and other stakeholders this year to enact legislation and policies to ensure access to care and provide financial, regulatory and administrative relief; strengthen the health care workforce; and advance health care quality, equity and transformation.
Advancing Health in America Is a Bipartisan Goal We Can All Get Behind
The convening of the 118th Congress this week is a reminder of Washington’s highly-charged political environment.
Hospital leader named to Joint Commission Board
The Joint Commission recently appointed Susan Fox, president and CEO of White Plains Hospital in New York, to its Board of Commissioners effective Jan. 1.