Paying for Health Care
The AHA and seven other national hospital organizations today urged congressional leaders to waive the Statutory PAYGO sequester before yearend to prevent nearly $10 billion in estimated cuts next year to hospital providers in fee-for-service Medicare.
Since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic in March 2020, our nation鈥檚 hospitals and health systems have coped with intense pressure on staff and resources. Hospitals also are facing a host of other related challenges, including workforce shortages, supply disruptions, and rising expenses. These鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 proposed 3.3% market basket update for Medicare home health agencies in calendar year 2023 is 鈥渨oefully inadequate,鈥 especially when combined with an unprecedented 7.69% behavioral offset based on flawed assumptions, AHA told the agency today. In鈥
U.S. spending on health care is projected to grow an estimated 4.2% in 2021, down from 9.7% in 2020, as spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic fell, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported today.
Clinical documentation plays a critical role in providing, coordinating and paying for care.
An estimated 14.2% of U.S. residents said they or a family member had problems paying medical bills in 2018, down from 19.7% in 2011, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President
黑料正能量 Association
June 19, 2019
The AHA applauds Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray and the Senate HELP Committee for their continued commitment to protecting patients. The Lower Health Care Costs Act includes critical provisions to hold鈥
Leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) May 23 released the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 鈥 bipartisan discussion draft legislation focused on reducing health care costs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to roll out its revised claim-review demonstration for Medicare fee-for-service home health services beginning Dec. 10 in Illinois.
In times of distress, Americans turn to hospital emergency departments. They do so because they know that there they will find care 鈥 from simple stitches to sophisticated diagnostics to emergency surgery. And they know that, no matter what, they will not be turned away.