AHA blog: Recent op-ed gets it wrong
A recent op-ed in the online publication STAT contains 鈥渂latant factual inaccuracies鈥� and omits critical information about hospital and health systems鈥� finances and input costs, writes Lisa Kidder Hrobsky, AHA鈥檚 senior vice president, federal relations, advocacy, and political affairs.
The AHA continues to urge Congress 鈥渢o provide much needed additional support to address these challenges, including reversing harmful Medicare cuts, replenishing the Provider Relief Fund, granting flexibility on accelerated and advance Medicare repayments, and extending or making permanent critical waivers that have improved patient care,鈥� she notes. READ MORE
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