Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
This webinar reviews key provisions proposed in the Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule for CY 2026. Some of the topics discussed include OPPS payment update and area wage index, Payment policies for drugs, biologicals and radiopharmaceuticals, Site-neutral payments, Behavioral health…
AHA Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance for November 25, 2025
AHA shares the hospital field’s comments on how to reduce health care costs for seniors.
RE: CMS–1832–P Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
Hospitals and health systems are experiencing significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for the patients and communities they serve. As Congress begins to focus on its end-of-the-year work, America’s hospitals and health systems respectfully request that you…
Current Medicare payment rates recognize the fundamental differences between patient care delivered in hospital outpatient departments compared to other settings. Any expansion of so-called site-neutral payment cuts will result in limiting or eliminating critical hospital-based care, increased wait…
AHA Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance Bulletin for September 3, 2025.
Site neutral payments may have adverse effects on Medicare patient access to care.
Site neutral payments may have adverse effects on Medicare cancer patient access to care.
WASHINGTON (September 3, 2025) – A new study released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) shows that Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) are more likely to come from geographically isolated and medically underserved communities and be sicker…