Access & Health Coverage
A new AHA task force will work to confirm the characteristics of vulnerable rural and urban communities and identify strategies and federal policies to help ensure access to care in these areas. Chaired by Robert Henkel, president and CEO of St. Louis-based Ascension Health, the 30-member Task鈥
As we prepare for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue its decision in King v. Burwell in the coming weeks, the AHA is working to ensure that we provide the hospital field with relevant and timely information.
Legislation to revamp Medicare鈥檚 telehealth legislation should address several statutory restrictions that stand in the way of modernizing coverage and payment for telehealth services, the AHA last week told a congressional working group that recently circulated a draft proposal.
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The AHA today called a House discussion draft of legislation to improve Medicare鈥檚 coverage and payment for telehealth services 鈥渁 step in the right direction,鈥 and applauded the members of a House Energy & Commerce Committee working group on telehealth for taking on the issue.
The AHA supports the revised definition of a 鈥減lan,鈥 which better distinguishes between a plan and a product line.
The marketplace for health insurance has become increasingly consumer-driven, with important implications for the way care is paid for and delivered.
The Senate June 11 voted 93-3 to pass legislation (H.R. 3230) to improve veterans access to care.
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) is pleased to support the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2013 (S. 44).
The IRS published in the March 10, 2014 Federal Register two final rules: Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage and Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans.