Special Bulletin
Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) are more likely to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions than…
AHA Comments on Outpatient PPS Proposed Rule for CY 2021
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2020. The comment letter addresses cuts to the 340B Drug Pricing Program, the inpatient-only procedures list, physician-owned hospitals, ASC covered procedures list and the hospital overall star ratings, among several other topics.
Read the full letter for AHA’s detailed comments on the rule.
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Guides/Reports
Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) are more likely to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions than…
Letter/Comment
AHA urges the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure hospitals currently participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program continue to have…
Letter/Comment
AHA letter to Senators, John Thune, Rob Portman, Shelley Moore Capito, Tammy Baldwin, Debbie Stabenow and Ben Cardin expressing support for legislation, S. 773.
Fact Sheets
For more than 25 years, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has provided financial help to hospitals serving vulnerable communities to manage rising prescription…
Fact Sheets
For nearly 30 years, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has provided financial help to safety-net hospitals to manage rising prescription drug costs. Section 340B…