Search Results

The default setting for search results displays All Content. If you prefer to see recent content only, please adjust the date filter.

13 Results Found

Health Plan Accountability Update
Public

Health Plan Accountability Update: July 2023

CMS released a final rule that would increase oversight of Medicare Advantage plans and better align them with Traditional Medicare.
News

Healthcare Equality Network sends letter to CMS on claims denials by commercial insurers 

The Healthcare Equality Network July 3 sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, expressing concerns about claims denials by commercial insurance companies.
News

HHS Deputy Secretary Palm discusses Change Healthcare attack and future of cybersecurity

Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm addressed AHA Annual Membership Meeting attendees about the Administration’s work to improve access to care and increase the number of people with health insurance, as well as the Change Healthcare cyberattack and what cybersecurity looks like in the future.
News

AHA podcast: The Effects of Medicare Advantage on Rural Hospitals With St. Bernards Healthcare

Chris Barber, president and CEO of St. Bernards Healthcare, discusses the problems certain MA plan practices can create for patients and their caregivers, especially for rural hospitals and health systems that face a unique set of challenges in caring for their communities.
Health Plan Accountability Update
Public

Health Care Plan Accountability Update: March 28, 2024 - July 8, 2024

The AHA May 29 submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services responding to a request for information regarding Medicare Advantage data, urging CMS to increase oversight of the program.
News

Speaking Up for Priorities That Will Help Hospitals Advance Health for Patients and Communities

It is important to use the August recess that begins next week as an opportunity to engage senators and representatives while they are back home. It is critical for federal lawmakers to understand the challenges hospitals and health systems face.
Health Plan Accountability Update
Member

Health Plan Accountability: June 2022 Update

The latest news on health plan accountability from the AHA for June 2022.
News

New AHA report highlights mounting financial challenges for hospitals

The AHA May 2 released a new report highlighting how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for patients and communities. 
News

Increasing Administrative Costs, Burdensome Commercial Insurer Practices Create Patient Care Challenges

There will always be administrative costs associated with operating a hospital.
News

AHA shares ERISA recommendations with House committee

Responding March 15 to a House Committee on Education and the Workforce request for comments on ways to strengthen the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, AHA called for greater oversight of ERISA-regulated insurers to prevent inappropriate care denials, payment delays and self-dealing by vertically integrated insurers.