Access & Health Coverage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday requested input on how to eliminate barriers to and enhance insurers鈥 ability to sell individual health insurance coverage across state lines.
The AHA Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities examined ways in which the access to and delivery of care could be improved. The global budget strategy may provide the flexibility needed for hospitals in vulnerable communities to provide care in a manner that best fits their鈥
Hospitals and health systems understand the importance of making health care more affordable for everyone and they 鈥渉ave been tackling the issue head on, taking steps to redesign care and implement operational efficiencies,鈥 AHA told Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., in response to a letter seeking鈥
An estimated 29.7 million U.S. residents, or 9.2 percent, lacked health insurance when surveyed in the first nine months of 2018, according to preliminary data released today.
Commenting today on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 proposed notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020, the AHA said it remains committed to ensuring that consumers have access to comprehensive coverage through the health insurance marketplaces.
AHA comments on the CMS proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020.
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today held a hearing on legislation to roll back changes to the Affordable Care Act by the Trump administration.
AHA letter to The Honorable Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health regarding important issues in legislation being considered (H.R. 986, H.R. 987, H.R. 1010 and H.R. 1143).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Feb. 11 issued proposed rules that would promote patient access to health information in Medicare, Medicaid, the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program, and federally facilitated鈥
About 29 percent of adults with health insurance last year were underinsured, with high deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses relative to their income.