Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
The AHA generally supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 proposals to increase flexibility in plan design, cost sharing and enrollment for the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs in 2019, but recommends caution to ensure that the added flexibility provides value鈥
The AHA this week applauded the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission鈥檚 draft recommendation to provide positive updates for the inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems in 2019, noting the commission鈥檚 projection that the overall hospital Medicare margin will fall to negative 11% in鈥
It鈥檚 a new year but Congress has some old business to attend to鈥攊ncluding many critical hospital and health system priorities. Both Houses of Congress will be back in session next week. Front and center is legislation to keep the government open past January 19.
Clarity is important in health care. It is particularly important when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is spelling out the 鈥渞ules of the road鈥 for hospitals to be able to participate in Medicare and Medicaid. Hospitals and their employees are dedicated to patient well-being鈥
How to Prepare Your Hospital: Collect & Report Mandated Quality Measures for Psychiatric Hospitals and Units in General Hospitals Paid Under IPF PPS
As early as next week, Congress could vote on a final tax reform bill. The House and Senate have each passed different versions, and now both houses have appointed conferees to shape the final bill. Now is the time to contact your legislators, especially if they are Republicans, and urge them to鈥
Now that our calendars are turned to December and 2018 is drawing closer, working together to advance health in America is more critical than ever. The AHA recently released the 2018 Environmental Scan, to highlight trends in health care for 2018 and beyond.
The Scan focuses on several areas:
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We welcome the nomination of Alex Azar to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).