Medicare
A bipartisan group of 113 House members yesterday urged President Biden and congressional leaders to prevent additional impending Medicare cuts from going into effect, including the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go sequester.
The House later today is expected to pass a continuing resolution extending the current federal funding levels for health care and other programs through Dec. 23.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today discussed draft payment update recommendations for 2024, which the commission will vote on in January.
The average hospital stay increased 19% overall in 2022 compared with pre-pandemic levels, and increased 24% for patients discharged to post-acute care, according to a new AHA issue brief based on data from Strata Decision Technology.
As Congress convenes for its post-election lame-duck session, we are turning up the pressure to secure additional support for hospitals and the patients and communities they serve. We need to put on a full-court press — and that includes all of us reaching out to our senators and representatives —…
As the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission considers Medicare payment adequacy, AHA today encouraged the panel to recommend adding a one-time retrospective adjustment to the fiscal year 2024 market basket updates to help hospitals and health systems remain financially viable.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) appreciates the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) continued discussions on its safety-net proposal, payment alignment across ambulatory settings and payments to primary care clinicians. As the Commission continues its deliberations, we would…
The undersigned health care organizations are writing to urge Congress to prevent the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Statutory PAYGO) sequester from taking effect at the end of this session of Congress.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued its physician fee schedule (PFS) final rule for calendar year (CY) 2023.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 1 posted its calendar year (CY) 2023 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule. The rule increases OPPS rates by a net 3.8% in CY 2023 compared to 2022.