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White Paper: Recognizing and Managing Bias in the Ambulatory Health Care/Outpatient Setting

The Recognizing and Managing Bias white paper series uses real-world scenarios to illustrate common biases present in health care settings.
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AHA Comments to MedPAC on Rural Medicare Beneficiary Cost-sharing

February 28, 2025Michael Chernew, Ph.D.ChairmanMedicare Payment Advisory Commission425 I Street, NW, Suite 701Washington, D.C. 20001Dear Dr. Chernew: 
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AHA Comments on CMS Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgery Center CY 2025 Proposed Payment Rule

AHA urges CMS to consider whether adjustments are necessary in its approach to annual market basket updates to ensure that beneficiaries continue to have access to high-quality outpatient care. We also urge CMS to eliminate the productivity cut for CY 2025, as detailed below.
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Special Bulletin: CMS Outpatient PPS and ASC Final Rule for CY 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 released its calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule. The rule increases OPPS rates by a net 2.9% in CY 2025 compared to CY 2024.
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Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule for CY 2025

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 10 released its calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) proposed rule. The rule would increase OPPS rates by a net 2.6% in CY 2025 compared to CY 2024.

4 Ways Hospitals Can Reshape Their Future

The recently released AHA 2023 Environmental Scan provides a data and analysis snapshot of where the health care field has been and where it’s headed to help executives plot their path forward.