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Report: Hospitals and health systems squeezed by persistent economic challenges
The AHA April 30 released a report highlighting how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial headwinds that can challenge their ability to provide care to their patients and communities.
AHA: House bill would repeal 15-year ban on new physician-owned hospitals, ‘destabilize’ health care access
The AHA July 8 wrote in opposition to the “Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act” (H.R. 4002), which would repeal current law banning the creation and limiting the expansion of physician-owned hospitals.
AHA study finds HOPDs treat sicker patients than independent physician offices
The AHA Sept. 3 released a study conducted by KNG Health Consulting that found Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department are more likely to come from geographically isolated and medically underserved communities and be sicker and more complex to treat than Medicare patients treated in independent physician offices.
CMS proposes increasing payment rates by 2.6% in CY 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 10 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.6% in calendar year 2025 compared to 2024. This includes a proposed 3.0% market basket update, offset by a 0.4 percentage point cut for productivity.
Washington update panel discusses legislative priorities for rural health care
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack joined AHA’s Chad Golder, senior vice president and general counsel, Travis Robey, vice president of political affairs, and Shannon Wu, director of payment policy, for a discussion on the ever-shifting landscape of health care affairs on Capitol Hill.
AHA discusses impact of vertical integration on health care providers
The AHA today participated in a panel discussion during a conference hosted by The Capitol Forum on the impact of insurer vertical integration.
MedPAC releases March report to Congress
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission March 15 released its March report to Congress, which includes its recent recommendations for hospital and other Medicare payment systems for fiscal year 2025.
House passes spending package with certain health care provisions
The House March 6 voted 339-85 to pass a package of six appropriations bills that would fund certain federal agencies through fiscal year 2024 and contains certain health care provisions of interest to hospitals. The Senate is expected to consider the legislation later this week.
AHA comments on draft bill to increase Medicare-funded physician residency slots
The AHA Jan. 31 commended Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., John Cornyn, R-Texas., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., on draft legislation that would increase the number of Medicare-funded physician residency positions.
Report: Skyrocketing hospital administrative costs, burdensome commercial insurer policies affecting patient care
Hospitals and health systems are seeing significant increases in administrative costs, including due to burdensome practices by commercial insurers that often delay and deny care for patients, according to a new report released Sept. 10 by the AHA.