Please ask your senators and representatives to prevent Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts from taking effect; extend enhanced low-volume adjustment and Medicare-dependent hospital programs that expand access to care in rural areas; and extend telehealth and hospital-at-home waivers.
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Before the lame-duck session ends and the 118th Congress adjourns, it is essential that federal lawmakers understand the challenges hospitals and health systems face and what is at stake for the patients and communities they represent.
While lawmakers are in their district, it is important for the field to engage with members of Congress to remind them of the importance of preserving access to care by continuing to fund vital programs like telehealth and hospital-at-home waivers, and avoiding harmful policies such as site-neutral payments and Medicaid DSH cuts.
Lawmakers have returned to Washington for three weeks to consider government funding, which expires Oct. 1. Congress must pass a continuing resolution (CR) by Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
ACTION NEEDED: Talk to Lawmakers this August on Important Issues Facing Hospitals and Health Systems
Lawmakers need to hear how congressional support is necessary to ensure hospitals can provide the 24/7 access to care patients and communities depend on.
Several House and Senate committees will hold hearings this week on a variety of issues that affect hospitals and health systems.
Like individuals and families across America, hospitals and health systems are dealing with the difficult challenges of high inflation and ongoing effects of the pandemic.
Please urge your representative to cosponsor the Rural Emergency Medical Center Act (H.R. 5678)
The Rural Emergency Medical Center Act of 2018 (H.R.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) November 15 released the outline of a bipartisan agreement to extend several Medicare payment progr
Rep. Don Young (R-AK) yesterday introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 (H.R.
Urge your legislators to cosponsor S. 332/H.R.663
Companion to H.R. 169
Urge your U.S. Representative to co-sponsor this bipartisan bill