Paying for Health Care
The New York Times published a letter to the editor May 16 by AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack that responds to a May 4 op-ed that claimed hospitals are the biggest culprit in rising health care costs.
In this conversation, Undue Medical Debt's Allison Sesso, president and CEO, and Eva Stahl, vice president of policy, engagement and research, share how the organization has helped eliminate over $27 billion in patient debt.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued guidance on state-directed payment quality evaluations, clarifying the minimum elements necessary for CMS review of SDP renewals or applications.
The House has begun consideration of the Senate-passed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).
The AHA today commented to House and Senate appropriations committee leaders on funding for health care programs in the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill.
The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare today launched a new television and digital advertisement as part of its Medicaid campaign. The ad highlights the impacts Medicaid cuts would have on the more than 30 million children who rely on the program for care. Viewers are called on to urge…
House expected to consider CR to fund government through Sept. 30, extend key health care provisions
House Republican leaders March 8 unveiled a bill that would fund the federal government through Sept. 30 of this year, as well as extend certain key health care provisions that are set to expire at the end of March.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today voted to recommend that Congress update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current law amount plus 1% for 2026 and reiterated its recommendation to distribute an additional $4 billion to safety-net hospitals by…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Dec. 12 and 13 discussed draft payment update recommendations for 2026, which the commission will vote on in January. The draft recommendations call for Congress to update Medicare payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by the current…
The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare has launched its annual indexing survey for 2024, which tracks trends in the adoption of electronic transactions for routine administrative interactions between health care providers and health plans