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AHA Urges More Congressional Action to Help Providers Affected By Change Healthcare Cyberattack
AHA letter to Senators Wyden and Crapo providing an update on recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare and to express concerns regarding the Administration’s proposal to penalize hospitals that don’t meet certain cybersecurity requirements.
AHA Urges CMS to Swiftly Correct Medicare Advantage Plan Policies That Appear to Violate CY 2024 Rule
The American Hospital Association is deeply concerned that these practices will result in the maintenance of the status quo where MAOs apply their own coverage criteria that is more restrictive than Traditional Medicare proliferating the very behavior that CMS sought to address in the final rule, resulting in inappropriate denials of medically necessary care and disparities in coverage between beneficiaries in MA and those in the Traditional Medicare program.
AHA Urges MedPAC to Examine Medicare Advantage Denials, Hospital Market Basket
We appreciate the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) November meeting discussions on Medicare Advantage (MA) prior authorization and network management. As MedPAC begins its discussions on payment adequacy for the Medicare program, we outline concerns about the impact that the shifting labor force and costs have had on hospitals and health systems, including whether the current market basket methodology is adequate to capture these changes.
AHA Comments on CMS’ Proposed Medicare Advantage Policies for 2025
AHA comments on the CMS proposed rule for policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program in contract year 2025.
AHA Letter to HHS on Implications of Change Healthcare Cyberattack
AHA to HHS expressing gratitude for efforts to help minimize the fallout from this attack, and requesting continued support until the situation is fully resolved.
AHA Expresses Concerns with UHG Program in Response to Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
Hospitals across America typically get reimbursed daily by health insurers that rely on Change Healthcare to both receive and pay claims. Every day that core Change Healthcare functionality remains down is a day that providers are not receiving the funding they need to pay doctors and nurses, purchase medical supplies, and keep complex facilities open to provide 24/7 patient care.
AHA Urges Congress to Provide Support to Help Minimize Further Fallout from Change Healthcare Attack
We are now on day 13 of the crisis caused by the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare and its impacts on hospitals, health systems and patients around the country. We urgently need Congress's support to help minimize further fallout from this attack.
AHA, Organizations Express Strong Support for H.R. 6205, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
AHA along with 52 organizations express strong support for H.R. 6205, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act.
AHA, Organizations Express Strong Support for S. 3211, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act.
AHA along with 52 organizations express strong support for S. 3211, the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act.
AHA Comments on CMS’Medicare Appeals Rights for Patient Status Changes Proposed Rule
AHA Comments on CMS’Medicare Appeals Rights for Patient Status Changes Proposed Rule.