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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.
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.
AHA, AMA Urge Appeals Court to Invalidate NSA Dispute Resolution Process
The AHA and American Medical Association urge the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to affirm a district court decision that invalidated a No Surprises Act final rule that favors insurers in the independent dispute resolution process and threatens serious harm to the law’s patient protection goals.
Leaders Come Together with Updates on Health Care Transformation
Intermountain Healthcare, long committed to reducing patients’ out-of-pocket costs, is making good on its pledge albeit at a steep price, Chief Financial Officer Bert Zimmerli told a packed crowd.
Affirmation of Patient Billing Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions
The AHA encourages hospitals and health systems to affirm their commitment to adopt the association's Patient Billing Guidelines. Explore the FAQs below as well as the Affirmation page to learn more about this effort.
Surprise Billing and Price Transparency Member Resources
Over the past year, there has been considerable public and policymaker focus on the issues of surprise medical billing and health care price transparency. The AHA supports protecting patients from surprise medical bills and improving patient access to meaningful pricing information. The following resources provide more information on the AHA’s position, including in response to regulatory and legislative proposals.
The No Surprises Act: Uninsured/Self-Pay Good Faith Estimate Frequently Asked Questions
A collection of frequently asked questions on the uninsured and self-pay good faith estimates, required as part of the No Surprises Act.
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.