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HRSA distributes more COVID-19 quality incentive payments to nursing homes
Over 9,000 eligible nursing homes, or 69%, will receive a portion of $523 million in COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds for meeting infection control and mortality criteria in effect from September through October, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced.
AHA case studies capture rural hospitals’ responses to the pandemic
A series of rural hospital and health system case studies containing lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is now available on the American Hospital Association
HHS Clarifies Two Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued two important
Urge Your Representatives and Senators to Support Hospitals and Health Systems during ‘Lame-duck Session’
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. It is imperative that we work to ensure that hospitals and health systems — and their front-line caregivers — receive additional federal support as we continue to navigate public health and financial challenges due to COVID-19.
Regulatory Advisory: Detailed Summary of Recent CMS Interim Final Rule on COVID-19 Testing and Treatment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 28 announced an interim final rule establishing additional Medicare hospital payment to support Medicare beneficiaries’ access to COVID-19 vaccines and new treatments when they become available.
Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Pandemic Results in Bankruptcies or Closures for Some Hospitals
As the COVID-19 pandemic has persisted and again surged across the country, infecting more than 10 million people and resulting in over a quarter million deaths, America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face historic challenges. Since the start of the pandemic, hospitals and health systems have faced unprecedented financial pressures resulting from: the astronomical costs of preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients, months of essential hospital revenue being erased due to the combination of a forced shutdown and slowdown of regular operations for non-emergent care; and treating a growing number of uninsured patients.
More Support Needed to Help Hospitals and Health Systems Weather Third COVID-19 Wave
As the COVID-19 pandemic has persisted and again surged across the country, infecting more than 10 million people and resulting in nearly a quarter million deaths, America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face historic challenges. Since the start of the pandemic, hospitals and health systems have faced unprecedented financial pressures resulting from: the astronomical costs of preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients, months of essential hospital revenue being erased due to the combination of a forced shutdown and slowdown of regular operations for non-emergent care; and treating a growing number of uninsured patients.
HHS Again Urged to Reinstate June Reporting Requirements for COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund
The Department of Health and Human Services should fully reinstate its June COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements, AHA said again today in a letter to the agency.
AHA Virtual Advocacy Day: Urge Congress to Support Hospitals and Health Systems in the Next COVID-19 Relief Package
On July 20, we encourage you to get online to contact your senators and ask them to include a number of important provisions in the next COVID-19 relief package to support front-line health care personnel and providers — including hospitals, health systems, physicians and nurses.
Article Misses Mark on Relief Funding for Hospitals
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times, “Trump doled out billions to drug makers and hospitals with few strings attached,” misses the mark. The reality is that America’s hospitals and health systems are facing their greatest financial crisis