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AHA Comments on The Revision of the Medicare Enrollment Application for Institutional Providers CMS-855A
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) information collection request regarding the revision of the Medicare Enrollment Application for Institutional Providers (CMS-855A).
Issue Briefs
AHA's Issue briefs frame the issue of affordability and can be used by hospitals and health systems to initiate conversations with stakeholders in their communities.
Treasury Department Finalizes Regulation to Fix the “Family Glitch”
The Department of Treasury this week finalized regulations that will enable more families to access health insurance subsidies on the Health Insurance Marketplace. The regulations eliminate the “family glitch” that inaccurately assessed the affordability of coverage — and therefore eligibility for Marketplace subsidies — for certain families, consistent with AHA advocacy.
Real Affordability Solutions from the Front Lines of Caring
Hospitals and health systems are where the most complex care is provided for ill and injured patients. Yet spending on inpatient and outpatient care has grown more slowly than spending on other health services. Hospitals and health systems have worked hard to provide the best value to patients and their families. Read more below.
RAND Expected to Release Hospital Pricing Report on Wednesday as Part of New Coalition
We are expecting a new report from the RAND Corporation titled, “Rising Hospital Prices Threaten Health Care Affordability,” to be released at a Sept. 21 virtual event.
Social Determinants of Health
The AHA is working to support hospitals and health systems as they address social determinants of health, eliminate health care disparities and provide comprehensive care to every patient in every community—all of which improve community health.
Hospitals Work in Many Ways to Help Create Healthy Communities
Beyond administering life-saving medical care to individual patients, all hospitals provide incomparable value to their communities by opening their doors to everyone who needs care, as well as working in partnership with others to improve and sustain the health of all of those in their communities.
Congress Urged to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Beyond 2022
The AHA and eight other national organizations urge Congress to quickly extend the American Rescue Plan Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for health coverage purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which are set to expire this year.
AHA Releases Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
We expect that today’s decision will have practical impacts on hospitals and health systems, including on health care provided across state lines, EMTALA obligations, maternal health care, the clinician-patient relationship, medical education and access to care for individuals regardless of socioeconomic status.
AHA Expresses Support for CMS Effort to Strengthen Health Insurance Coverage, Close Gaps
AHA letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, Brooks-LaSure, expressing support for CMS’ continued focus on strengthening health insurance coverage and ensuring ease of enrollment and limited gaps in coverage, including proposed updates to Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules