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Fact Sheet: Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) and the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act
Medicare pays most acute-care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Some of these hospitals receive additional support from Medicare to help address potential financial challenges associated with being rural, geographically isolated and low volume.These programs are Medicare- dependent Hospitals (MDHs), Low-volume Adjustment (LVA) and Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs).
Fact Sheet: Facility Fees
Facility fees are the portion of a health care treatment bill that covers all the costs of delivering patient care, except for those that are billed by physicians and other professionals.
Fact Sheet: Medicare Hospital Outpatient Site-Neutral Payment Policies
The AHA strongly opposes site-neutral payment cuts, which would reduce access to critical health care services, especially in rural and other underserved communities.
Fact Sheet: Medicare Sequester Relief Extension Needed for Health Providers
AHA highlights the need to suspend Medicare sequester cuts for healthcare providers in this fact sheet on Medicare sequestration relief extension.
Fact Sheet: Statutory PAYGO Sequester Relief Needed for Health Providers
The Issue
The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have resulted in historic challenges for hospitals and health systems an
Fact Sheet: Majority of Hospital Payments Dependent on Medicare or Medicaid
It is broadly acknowledged that Medicare reimburses hospitals less than the cost of providing care and their reimbursement rates are non-negotiable.
Fact Sheet: Medicare Sequester Relief Extension Needed for Health Providers During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in historic challenges for hospitals and health systems and the
communities they serve, placing unprecedented stress on the entire health care system and its financing.
Fact Sheet: Statutory PAYGO Sequester Relief Needed for Health Providers
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in historic challenges for hospitals and health systems and the communities they serve. This has placed unprecedented stress on the entire health care system and its financing.
Setting the Record Straight: Correcting 6 Misleading Conclusions from MedPAC’s 2023 Report
On March 15, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its annual report on the commission’s recommendations for Fiscal Year 2024 Medicare payment updates.
Fact Sheet: Underpayment by Medicare and Medicaid
Each year, the American Hospital Association (AHA) collects aggregate information on the payments and costs associated with care delivered to beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid by U.S. hospitals.