Paying for Health Care
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
In a blog published June 24, the AHA responded to a study blaming hospital prices for a host of societal issues, including job losses outside of health care and increased suicide rates. The study, funded by Arnold Ventures, was highlighted in a Wall Street Journal article.
Commenting yesterday on two major proposed rules related to access, finance and quality in the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems, AHA told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the wide-ranging regulations advance many…
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 2024, and distribute an additional $2 billion to safety-net hospitals by transitioning to a safety-net…
The AHA and seven other national hospital organizations today urged congressional leaders to waive the Statutory PAYGO sequester before yearend to prevent nearly $10 billion in estimated cuts next year to hospital providers in fee-for-service Medicare.
Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, our nation’s hospitals and health systems have coped with intense pressure on staff and resources. Hospitals also are facing a host of other related challenges, including workforce shortages, supply disruptions, and rising expenses. These…