Specific government agency funding, including programs within the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to expire at midnight Jan. 30.
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Medicare pays most acute care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Some of these hospitals receive additional support from Medicare to help address potential financial challenges associated with being rural, geographically isolated and low volume. These programs are Low-…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 26 released proposed changes to Medicare Advantage plan capitation rates and Part D payment policies for calendar year 2027, which the agency estimates will result in a net average year-over-year increase of 0.09% in MA plan payments, or $700…
The House of Representatives Jan. 22 voted 341-88 to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7148), which contains conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed rule for policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs in contract year 2027.
The AHA Jan. 20 made recommendations (https://www.aha.org/lettercomment/2026-01-20-aha-responds-house-rfi-modernizing-macra) to Congress on modernizing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Jan. 15 voted to recommend that Congress update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current law amount for 2027 and reiterated its recommendation to distribute an additional $1 billion to safety-net hospitals by…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a request for information seeking input on replacing its Medicare claims processing system with a real-time, cloud-based platform.
AHA respectfully requests that you consider the following issues before making your final payment update recommendations at the January Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) meeting.
The application period has opened for hospitals to apply for the latest allocation of Medicare-funded graduate medical education residency slots under Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.