Medicare
AHA Thanks Bipartisan Senate in Statement on Senate Passage of Medicare Sequester Relief Legislation
The AHA appreciates that the Senate, on a bipartisan basis, has joined the House in halting harmful and imminent Medicare cuts to hospitals and physicians.
A bipartisan group of senators urged Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to extend through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency the moratorium preventing a 2% cut to Medicare payments under sequestration.
A legislative package could be voted on in the House as soon as tonight that would stop upcoming Medicare cuts to hospitals, physicians and other providers that are scheduled to kick in early next year.
The AHA is pleased that the House has recognized that now is not the time to make cuts to hospitals and physicians under the Medicare program.
The AHA provided comments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on several topics covered during the commission’s November meeting.
Congressional leaders today announced an agreement on a continuing resolution that would fund the government at current levels through Feb. 18. The House is expected to vote on the legislation today and the Senate is expected to take it up soon after as current funding for the government runs out…
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations; our clinician partners — including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and other caregivers — and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups…
It is extremely unfortunate that Congress did not address pending significant Medicare reductions to hospitals and physicians in legislation funding the federal government.
Twenty-five organizations, including the AHA, urge Congress to immediately extend the hold on payment cuts and private payer data reporting period under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule due to the continued COVID-19 public health emergency.
AHA, others urge Congress to prevent sequester, PAYGO cuts.