Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
It is important to engage with your lawmakers while they are home and discuss the impact that the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and additional policy proposals that are under consideration will have on hospitals’ ability to provide care.
The AHA is disappointed that CMS proposes an inadequate Medicare outpatient hospital payment update, as many hospitals — especially those in rural and underserved communities — operate under challenging financial pressures.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 15 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) rates by a net 2.4% in calendar year (CY) 2026 compared to CY 2025.
Congress is considering several proposals that would impose additional Medicare site-neutral payment reductions for services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
Legislative efforts to enact a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) proposal that would impose site-neutral payment cuts on hospitals for certain outpatient services — including those occurring in both on-campus and off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) — would lead to…
AHA Site-Neutral Advocacy Alliance - May 8, 2025.
Congressional committees have begun marking up their portions of a reconciliation bill to enact key pieces of President Trump’s agenda.
The White House April 15 released an executive order directing federal agencies to undertake a broad range of tasks aimed at reducing the costs of prescription drugs.
With your senators and representatives home in their states and districts for the next two weeks, please reach out to your lawmakers and urge them to reject funding cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs as part of reconciliation bill.
The AHA’s Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance will meet on Thursday, March 6 at 2 p.m. ET. This call will feature updates on the various site-neutral provisions Congress may be considering soon as well as an overview of new advocacy materials available to help with your outreach on this issue.