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CMS Hospital Price Transparency GitHub Updates
AHA policy staff hosted a webinar to review updates to the CMS Hospital Price Transparency GitHub following the recent changes to the requirements in the OPPS final rule.
AHA Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance - March 13, 2026
An AHA Action Alert issued yesterday details a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing March 18 that is expected to include testimony from leaders of hospitals and provider organizations on rising health care costs and access challenges for patients, including AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
Contact Rep. Before March 18 E&C Subcommittee on Affordability
This is the next in a series of hearings examining health care costs and exploring options to make care more affordable.
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.
Site-Neutral Payment
Site-neutral payments mean paying the same for services provided in a hospital setting as for those in a physician office or ambulatory surgery center
Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Communities: Prevent Site-neutral Cuts
Medicare’s payment differences between hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and physician offices reflect the reality that HOPDs care for more complex patients, operate under stringent safety requirements, and maintain vital community services.
CMS issues hospital IPPS proposed rule for FY 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.6% in fiscal year 2025.
Rankin County Hospital District | Texas: Swing Bed Program Helps Patients Get Continuing Care in Their Community
Rankin County Hospital District (RCHD) supports a “swing bed” program designed specifically for transitional care provided in rural and critical access hospitals, allowing patients to move from acute care to skilled nursing and rehabilitation services within the same facility.
Fact Sheet: AHA Urges Congress to Call on CMS to Stop Cuts to Hospitals
America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face unprecedented financial pressures due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and current inflationary economy. Historic inflation has extended and heightened the already severe economic instability brought on by the pandemic resulting in razor thin operating margins from massive surges in input costs, including a struggling workforce, drug costs, supplies and equipment.
Fact Sheet: Medicare Site-neutral Legislative Proposals Would Jeopardize Access to Care
Congress is considering several bills that would impose additional site-neutral payment reductions to services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).