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Chair File: The OBBBA and What’s Next for Health Care
The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act will bring big changes to health care.
AHA comments on IPF proposed rule for FY 2026
The AHA June 10 commented on the fiscal year 2026 inpatient psychiatric facility proposed rule, expressing support for several provisions such as increases in the facility-level adjustments.
AHA comments to CMS on FY 2026 IPPS proposal
The AHA commented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 10 on the fiscal year 2026 inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule (https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2025-04-11-cms-issues-hospital-ipps-proposed-rule-fy-2026), expressing support for several provisions, including a proposed increase in disproportionate share hospital payments and several aspects of the agency’s quality-related proposals.
Reduced FY 2026 LTCH payment updates ‘inadequate,’ AHA tells CMS
The AHA expressed concerns to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 10 on payment updates for the fiscal year 2026 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system. The updates include an insufficient market basket update and reduced overall payments to LTCHs due to an increase in the high-cost outlier fixed-loss amount.
House subcommittees hold joint hearing on status of MA
The House Ways and Means Subcommittees on Health and Oversight held a joint hearing today to discuss lessons learned, challenges and opportunities to improve the Medicare Advantage program.
AHA-supported bill would repeal discriminatory Medicare policy
The AHA today expressed support for the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, a bill that would eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services for Medicare patients.
White House memo directs HHS to eliminate ‘waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid’
The White House June 6 issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services “to take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare, to the extent permitted by applicable law.”
AHA: House bill would repeal 15-year ban on new physician-owned hospitals, ‘destabilize’ health care access
The AHA July 8 wrote in opposition to the “Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act” (H.R. 4002), which would repeal current law banning the creation and limiting the expansion of physician-owned hospitals.
AHA releases Q2 2025 Health Care Plan Accountability Update
The AHA July 3 released the Health Care Plan Accountability Update for the second quarter of 2025.
DOJ, HHS announce working group to investigate health care fraud
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services today announced the cr