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AHA Senate Statement on What Can Congress Do to End the Medical Debt Crisis in America
Statementof theAmerican Hospital Associationfor the
Making Health Care More Affordable: Price Transparency and Eliminating ‘Surprise’ Billing
Just as there are challenges to making health care more affordable, there are many opportunities to reduce costs without compromising care. Hospitals are pursuing these opportunities in variety of ways. Many are tackling the affordability issue already, seeking change that makes sense for them and the communities they serve, and working to improve, price transparency and eliminate ‘surprise’ billing.
Fact Sheet: Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895) Rural Impact
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee June 19 introduced the Lower Health Care Costs Act (S.1895), legislation to prevent surprise medical bills, reduce prescription drug prices, improve transparency in health care, invest in public health and improve health information exchange.
Patient Billing Guidelines Affirmation
The American Hospital Association’s voluntary Patient Billing Guidelines outline how hospitals and health systems can best serve their patients and communities, and underscore their commitment to ensuring that conversations about financial obligations do not impede care, while recognizing that determinations around financial assistance require mutual sharing of information by providers and patients.
AHA, AMA and others file lawsuit over No Surprises Act rule that jeopardizes access to care
The AHA and American Medical Association today sued the federal government over the misguided implementation of the federal surprise billing law.
Urge Your HELP Committee Member to Protect Patients from Surprise Bills, Reject Rate Setting
Leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee June 19, released a revised version of the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 – bipartisan legislation focused on reducing health care costs.
Contact Your Legislators on Surprise Billing Legislation to be Marked Up in House Committees
Ways and Means markup is Feb. 12; Education and Labor markup is Feb. 11
House and Senate Leaders Announce Compromise ‘Surprise Billing’ Legislation
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr.
Fact Sheet: Surprise Medical Billing Legislation Rural Impact
AHA Ask: AHA supports protecting patients from surprise medical bills. Policymakers should focus on assisting rural hospitals in their negotiations with payers and providing the incentives and resources needed to maintain local access to care and not undermine these communities with potentially harmful national policy changes.
No Surprises Act Implementation Handbook
The No Surprises Act established new patient protections against balance billing in certain circumstances, as well as put into place a number of other provisions that will change how providers and health plans engage with patients and each other with respect to price and coverage transparency, as well as billing. The following implementation guide is intended to help hospitals and health systems understand the new provisions in the law and corresponding regulations.