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What’s next for rural hospitals? Additional COVID-19 relief and beyond
In this AHA blog, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels discusses the resources hospitals and health systems need and what additional relief Congress should deliver during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond.
Hospitals Face Financial Pressures as Costs of Caring Continue to Surge
The AHA’s new Costs of Caring report highlights how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for patients and communities.
Setting the Record Straight: Washington Post Editorial on Site-neutral Deeply Flawed and Poorly-timed
A March 14 editorial in the Washington Post calling for Congress to enact so-call
As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) today released its annual March Report advising Congress on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems. In it, the commission recommended its highest ever Medicare payment update for hospitals and health systems, recognizing the dire financial environment they continue to operate in. Specifically, MedPAC recommended that for fiscal year (FY) 2025, Congress update the Medicare base payment rate for hospitals by current law plus 1.5%.
Protecting Patient Care with Enhanced Medicare Advantage Oversight and Prior Authorization Changes
For many people, choosing an MA plan is a life-changing event and a significant act of trust, counting on the payer they selected to provide the pre-agreed upon coverage for either current medical needs or those that may arise.
Making our Voice Heard and Leading the Way to Advance Health in America
It is important for us to continue to exercise the principles of democracy that Washington and the Founding Fathers fought so hard for and speak up, asking hard questions of candidates in this election year and evaluating their thinking on the issues that affect our field.
ACTION NEEDED: March Government Funding Deadlines with Billions in Cuts to Hospital Care Possible
Congress will return home for a short recess over the President’s Day holiday on Feb. 19. During this period, AHA members are urged to connect with their lawmakers to request hospitals are protected in new bills to fund the government beyond two March deadlines.
Chair File: Advancing Health and Quality Care in Rural Communities
For the 61 million people who live in rural America, their local hospital provides essential services and programs to advance their health and the health of their communities.
Protecting Access to Patient Care in Rural Communities Across America
For the 57 million Americans who live in rural areas, their hospital is the lifeblood of the community.
New Error-Ridden 340B Study Misses the Mark
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates a stunning lack of understanding of the 340B drug pr