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Register for July 20 Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance call
The AHA’s Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance will meet on Thursday, July 20 at 1 p.m. ET. This call will feature an update on the most recent legislative developments related to site-neutral payment policies. Register for the July 20 call .

AHA op-ed in The Hill pushes back against site-neutral proposals
An by AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack published in The Hill July 2 outlines five reasons why site-neutral payment proposals are flawed and should be rejected.

“Congress is considering several pieces of legislation that would impose billions of dollars in additional Medicare payment cuts for services provided by hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs),” Pollack writes. “If enacted, these misguided so-called 'site-neutral' policies would reduce patient access to vital health care services, particularly in rural and other medically underserved communities.”

AHA Action Alert informs members to alert legislators to reject proposals that can cut Medicare coverage, including those enacting site-neutral payments
Members received an AHA Action Alert July 11 informing them that Congress is expected to consider legislation later this month that could result in billions of dollars in Medicare payment reductions for hospital care. Members were advised to urge their lawmakers to reject legislative proposals that would result in Medicare cuts and reduced access to care, including those that would enact additional site-neutral payments. They were also advised to schedule a visit for their congressional lawmakers and/or key congressional staff to visit their hospital during the August recess.

Further questions
If you have further questions, please contact Jason Kleinman, AHA’s senior associate director of federal relations, at .