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Fact Sheet: Legislative Proposals Under Consideration Would Jeopardize Access to Care for Patients and Communities
Congress is considering several proposals that would impose additional Medicare site-neutral payment reductions for services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
Fact Sheet: Estimated Impact of Hospital On-campus and Off-campus Site-Neutral Proposal
Legislative efforts to enact a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) proposal that would impose site-neutral payment cuts on hospitals for certain outpatient services — including those occurring in both on-campus and off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) — would lead to significant and unacceptable Medicare cuts for hospitals and health systems, jeopardizing access to hospital care for millions of Americans.
Advocacy Issue: Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
Hospitals and their associated facilities provide access to critical services that are not otherwise always available in the community and they treat patients with very severe conditions. Payment proposals that attempt to treat hospital outpatient departments the same as independent physician offices and other ambulatory sites of care ignore the very different level of care provided by hospitals and the needs of the patients and communities cared for in that setting.
Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule for FY 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 11 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
Court Sets Briefing Schedule on Our Motion to Enforce the Court's Judgment in the Case (Nov. 12, 2019)
MINUTE ORDER setting briefing schedule. The government's opposition to Plaintiffs' [43] Motion to Enforce Judgment is due 11/25/2019. Plaintiffs' Reply is due 12/5/2019. Signed by Judge Rosemary M. Collyer on 11/12/2019.
ACT NOW: Urge Your Members of Congress to Protect Medicaid and Other Crucial Programs
Congressional committees have begun marking up their portions of a reconciliation bill to enact key pieces of President Trump’s agenda.
FY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Member Webinar
This webinar reviews key provisions proposed in the FY 2026 Inpatient PPS proposed rule, presented by AHA policy staff members Shannon Wu, Tammy Love
Overview of Proposed IPPS Rule (FY) 2026
This webinar will provide an overview of the released CMS proposed rule for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS).
White House issues executive order on drug pricing
The White House April 15 released an executive order directing federal agencies to undertake a broad range of tasks aimed at reducing the costs of prescription drugs.
TAKE ACTION: Urge Lawmakers to Reject Medicaid Cuts, Protect Access to Care
With your senators and representatives home in their states and districts for the next two weeks, please reach out to your lawmakers and urge them to reject funding cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs as part of reconciliation bill.