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Hospital Outpatient Departments Are Different from Independent Physician Offices
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 times for services and reduced access to care for all patients.
Speaking Up for Priorities That Will Help Hospitals Advance Health for Patients and Communities
It is important to use the August recess that begins next week as an opportunity to engage senators and representatives while they are back home. It is critical for federal lawmakers to understand the challenges hospitals and health systems face.
Continuing the Push for Medicare Coverage that Protects Patient Access
For too long and for too many patients, the process of obtaining prior authorization for a medical procedure or medicine has been a tangled web, as people are forced to navigate complex, confusing
Hospitals Face Financial Pressures as Costs of Caring Continue to Surge
The AHA’s new Costs of Caring report highlights how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for patients and communities.
Protecting Patient Care with Enhanced Medicare Advantage Oversight and Prior Authorization Changes
For many people, choosing an MA plan is a life-changing event and a significant act of trust, counting on the payer they selected to provide the pre-agreed upon coverage for either current medical needs or those that may arise.
Making our Voice Heard and Leading the Way to Advance Health in America
It is important for us to continue to exercise the principles of democracy that Washington and the Founding Fathers fought so hard for and speak up, asking hard questions of candidates in this election year and evaluating their thinking on the issues that affect our field.
Protecting Access to Patient Care in Rural Communities Across America
For the 57 million Americans who live in rural areas, their hospital is the lifeblood of the community.
Take Action Now to Protect Patient Care
As congressional leaders continue to hammer out annual spending bills ahead of the Jan. 19 and Feb. 2 deadlines to fund various agencies, a number of important issues affecting hospitals and health systems are being considered.
Keeping up the Pressure to Protect Access to Care
As we’ve seen from recent media reports, Congress — and especially the House right now — continues to struggle to put together a plan to keep the government funded and avoid a potential shutdown that few want to see.
Keeping the Brakes on Physician-owned Hospitals is Best for Patients
Fair competition has always been the driving principle of our nation’s economy. This includes health care, and it’s the reason the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, more commonly known as the “Stark Law,” has been on the books for decades to protect the Medicare program from the inherent conflict of interest created when physicians self-refer their patients to facilities and services in which they have a financial stake.