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Hospital Outpatient Departments Are Different from Independent Physician Offices
Current Medicare payment rates recognize the fundamental differences between patient care delivered in hospital outpatient departments compared to other settings. Any expansion of so-called site-neutral payment cuts will result in limiting or eliminating critical hospital-based care, increased wait times for services and reduced access to care for all patients.
AHA Letter Supporting the Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act of 2025
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners — including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers — and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, the American Hospital Association (AHA) is pleased to support your legislation, the Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act of 2025.
New Study Shows Hospital Outpatient Departments Treat Sicker, More Rural & Lower-Income Patients Than Independent Physician Offices
WASHINGTON (September 3, 2025) – A new study released today by the American Hospita
AHA Expresses Support for Senate Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act
AHA letter to Senators Barrasso and Whitehouse expressing support for the Senate Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act.
Chair File: The OBBBA and What’s Next for Health Care
The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act will bring big changes to health care.
TAKE ACTION: Engage Lawmakers in August to Build Support for Key Priorities
It is important to engage with your lawmakers while they are home and discuss the impact that the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and additional policy proposals that are under consideration will have on hospitals’ ability to provide care.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Importance of Advocacy and Storytelling in Rural Health with Lori Wightman, R.N., CEO of Bothwell Regional Health Center
In this Leadership Dialogue, I’m joined by Lori Wightman, R.N., CEO of Bothwell Regional Health Center, in Sedalia, Mo. Lori and I discuss working in a “family atmosphere” unique to a rural hospital and navigating the same pressures that face urban hospitals.
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.
Updated Medicare Advantage Question and Complaint Process for Provider Organizations
CMS has released an updated complaint form with instructions for Medicare providers seeking assistance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in resolving Medicare Advantage (MA) claims issues.