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AHA podcast: Converting to Rural Emergency Hospitals 

Since the rural emergency hospital designation became official last year, a growing number of rural care providers have voluntarily converted to the new category.

AHA supports rural access to care legislation considered during House Ways and Means Committee markup session

AHA submitted a statement May 8 to the House Ways and Means Committee for a markup session on proposed legislation impacting telehealth access for patients and rural access to care.

CMS issues hospital IPPS proposed rule for FY 2025 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.6% in fiscal year 2025.

CMS releases FY 2025 proposed rule for long-term care hospitals 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed increasing long-term care hospital standard rate payments by 1.2% in fiscal year 2025 relative to FY 2024.

CMS proposes 4.1% payment update for SNFs and revise nursing home enforcement authority in FY 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 28 issued a proposed rule for fiscal year 2025 for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, which would increase aggregate Medicare spending by 4.1% or $1.3 billion compared with FY 2024.

Inpatient psychiatric facilities rule would increase payments 2.6%, clarify all-inclusive cost reporting

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2025.

CMS proposes 2.8% payment update for IRFs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 27 released the fiscal year 2025 proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, which would update IRF payments by an estimated 2.8% overall (or $280 million) in FY 2025.

AHA recommends changes to LTCH PPS high-cost outlier policy

AHA March 19 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to modernize its high-cost outlier policy for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system to reflect a shrinking patie

AHA blog: 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-called site-neutral policies is “deeply flawed and incredibly out of touch with the realities hospitals and health systems are experiencing right now,” AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack wrote March 15 in a blog post.

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