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340B Hospital Commitment to Good Stewardship Principles
To ensure good stewardship of the 340B program, hospitals participating in the program should structure hospital policies and practices to demonstrate their commitment. That demonstration of commitment includes sharing publicly how 340B savings are used to benefit the community, by, for example reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services for those in the community.
Hospitals That Have Committed to the 340B Principles
To ensure good stewardship of the 340B program, hospitals participating in the program should structure hospital policies and practices to demonstrate their commitment. That demonstration of commitment includes sharing publicly how 340B savings are used to benefit the community, by, for example reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services for those in the community. The following hospitals have taken that commitment.
Template to Communicate the Value of the 340B Program
This template provides hospitals with an easy way to share their mission and community served and the impact if the 340B program is scaled back.
Template for Calculating Estimated 340B Program Savings
This template provides hospitals with an easy way to estimate savings the 340B hospital derives from participating in the 340B program.
AHA Virtual Advocacy Day November 10, 2020
Congress is back in Washington, D.C., for its “lame-duck” session, in which lawmakers will take up pressing, end-of-year business. Funding for the federal government, as well as other key health care provisions, are set to expire Dec. 11.
Urge Congress to Eliminate Medicare Sequester in 2021 and During the Duration of the Public Health Emergency
Urge Your Federal Legislators to Pass Legislation Providing Relief from Medicare Sequester in 2021 and for the Duration of the Public Health Emergency.
Urge Your Senators and Representatives to Support Hospitals and Health Systems in End-of-Year Legislation
Congress is back in Washington, D.C., and sprinting to the finish line to complete its end-of-the-year work during the “lame-duck” session. Funding for the federal government, as well as other key health care provisions, are set to expire Dec. 11.
Senate Medicare Sequestration Moratorium Advocacy
The Senate is expect to soon consider bipartisan legislation introduced last week by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, that would prevent the 2% across-the-board cut to all Medicare payments, known as sequestration, from taking effect during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The AHA is asking its members to immediately help muster support in the Senate — particularly among Republicans — for the Medicare Sequester Relief Act (S. 748).
Medicare Sequestration Moratorium Advocacy
To spur lawmakers’ action on this issue, AHA is asking its members to urge their elected officials to support bills in the House and Senate that would extend the moratorium beyond April 1. It is critical that we gain bipartisan support for this effort, as it will require at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate.
Rural Health Bills
AHA Position
Approximately 57 million Americans live in rural areas and depend upon the hospitals in their communities.