Site-Neutral Payment Proposals

State and regional hospital associations filed friend-of-the-court briefs supporting AHA’s request for the U.S. Supreme Court to review two circuit court decisions last July that threaten continued access to care for hospital outpatients in need.
Amicus Brief-State and Regional Hosp Associations Site Neutral Case
QUESTION PRESENTED: Whether Chevron deference applies to a statutory interpretation question that determines both the lawfulness of agency action and the court’s jurisdiction.
AHA General Counsel Melinda Reid Hatton and acclaimed appellate litigator Cate Stetson, a partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, discuss Justice Ginsburg’s contribution to the Supreme Court and justice in America, the legal challenges facing the Affordable Care Act, and lawsuits that could affect…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued its final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems for fiscal year 2021.
JUDGMENT ENTERED JULY 17, 2020 Nos. 19-5352, 19-5353, 19-5354 IN THE United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, et al., )   ) Plaintiffs, )   )
The AHA and the Association of American Medical Colleges announced they will seek a rehearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in their lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services challenging the department’s authority to reduce payments for hospital…