Fact Sheets
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) fact sheets on important issues facing hospitals and health systems. Fact Sheets define the terms of issues facing hospitals and health systems and provide in-depth explanations of the AHA's position on these issues.
The AHA strongly opposes policies to decrease hospital reimbursements by eliminating 鈥渇acility fees,鈥 which are the direct and indirect costs that allow a hospital to continue to provide services to patients and serve the needs of their community.
We urge Congress to increase the number of Medicare-supported GME residency positions. The AHA supports the bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (H.R.2256/S.834) which adds 14,000 Medicare-funded residency slots over the next seven years.
The Issue
Two trends in health insurance coverage are driving an increase in medical debt: inadequate health care coverage and high-deductible health plans that intentionally push more costs onto patients. These plans leave individuals financially vulnerable when seeking medical care, despite鈥
Policymakers and others have expressed growing concern about the trend of physician practices becoming affiliated with hospitals and health systems.
Congress is considering several bills that would impose additional site-neutral payment reductions to services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
Accurate coding is critical: AHA's ICD-10-CM FAQs address pneumonia icd10 & dizziness icd10 for precise COVID-19 documentation.
Dobson | DaVanzo recently examined select operating, financial and patient characteristics of hospitals in categories defined by hospital ownership.1 This fact sheet provides descriptive statistics for physician owned hospitals (POHs) compared to non-physician owned hospitals.
On March 15, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its annual report on the commission鈥檚 recommendations for Fiscal Year 2024 Medicare payment updates.
The Issue
One of the most important tools that hospitals can use to increase access and quality of care and manage risk and financial pressures are mergers and acquisitions. A range of partnerships, mergers and acquisitions enable hospitals to expand service offerings, broaden networks and鈥
Some members of Congress continue to propose weakening Medicare鈥檚 prohibition on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals and loosening restrictions on the growth of grandfathered hospitals. The Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023 (H.R. 977/S.470), would allow鈥