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Supporting Access to Care in Rural Communities
More than 57 million rural Americans depend on their hospital not only as an important source of care but also as a critical component of their area's economic and social framework. Rural hospitals also face the same difficulties shared by many hospitals — including financial stress, workforce shortages, and inadequate reimbursement from government payers like Medicare and Medicaid, just to name a few. The AHA is engaged in many advocacy efforts to support rural hospitals and ensure access to care in rural communities.
House passes appropriations package for health care funding, extends key health care provisions
The House Jan.
Government drops appeal of preliminary injunction order in AHA 340B lawsuit on rebate model program
The federal government has dropped its appeal of a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Department of Health and Human Services’ 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program.
CMS to host webinar on new LEAD Model focused on providers who have not joined ACOs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Jan. 15 that it will host a webinar Jan. 29 on its new accountable care organization model, the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design Model.
AHA responds to House request for information on modernizing MACRA
The AHA Jan. 20 made recommendations (https://www.aha.org/lettercomment/2026-01-20-aha-responds-house-rfi-modernizing-macra) to Congress on modernizing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
Comment deadline nears for 2027 Medicare Advantage, Part D policy proposals
The comment period for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed rule for policies governing the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs for contract year 2027 ends Jan. 26.
AHA Patient Safety Initiative Convenes Rural Hospital Leaders to Share Trust, Resilience and Leadership Strategies
Rural hospital leaders from across the country came together to share strategies and insights for improving safety culture, governance and care reliability.
White House hosts roundtable on rural health
The White House hosted a roundtable on rural health Jan. 16 that included health care leaders, legislators and administration officials.
MedPAC recommends Medicare 2027 payment updates to Congress for inpatient, outpatient services
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Jan. 15 voted to recommend that Congress update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current law amount for 2027 and reiterated its recommendation to distribute an additional $1 billion to safety-net hospitals by transitioning to a Medicare safety-net index policy.
UHG launches pilot program for rural hospitals in 4 states to cut MA payment collection times by half
UnitedHealth Group announced Jan. 14 that it launched a six-month pilot program to reduce Medicare Advantage payment processing times by half for rural hospitals in four states.