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AHA Statement on FY 2025 Proposed IPPS & LTCH Payment Rule
CMS’ proposed inpatient hospital payment update of 2.6% is woefully inadequate, especially following years of high inflation and rising costs for labor, drugs, and equipment. Many hospitals across the country, especially those in rural and underserved communities, continue to operate under unsustainable negative or break-even margins.
AHA Statement on Proposed Rule on Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes
The AHA strongly believes that a skilled, caring workforce is integral to delivery of high quality, safe care. At the same time, safe staffing is about much more than a number. We are concerned that in proposing a one-size-fits-all numerical staffing threshold, CMS would remove the role of clinical judgment in staffing facilities, and inadvertently create patient access challenges across the health care system.
AHA Statement on FY 2024 Final IPPS & LTCH Payment Rule
The AHA is deeply concerned with CMS’ woefully inadequate inpatient and long-term care hospital payment updates. The agency continues to finalize rate increases that are not commensurate with the near decades-high inflation and increased costs for labor, equipment, drugs and supplies that hospitals across the country are experiencing.
AHA Statement on FY 2024 Proposed IPPS & LTCH Payment Rule
The AHA is deeply concerned with CMS’ woefully inadequate proposed inpatient hospital payment update of 2.8% given the near decades-high inflation and increased costs for labor, equipment, drugs and supplies.
New Study Reveals Hospital Outpatient Departments Treat Sicker & Lower-Income Patients Than Other Sites of Ambulatory Care
A new study released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) shows that Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) are more likely to come from medically underserved populations and be sicker and more complex to treat than Medicare patients treated in independent physician offices (IPO) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASC).
AHA Statement on CMS and ASPE Draft Unified Post-Acute Care Payment Model
Today's draft unified payment model for post-acute care (PAC) under Medicare contains numerous fundamental flaws which render it unworkable for both patients and provider
AHA Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization
We expect that today’s decision will have practical impacts on hospitals and health systems, including on health care provided across state lines, EMTALA obligations, maternal health care, the clinician-patient relationship, medical education and access to care for individuals regardless of socioeconomic status.
AHA, AMA, ANA Joint Statement on Blood Shortages
As health care providers, we are critically aware of the importance of having a steady and robust supply of blood and blood products to save the lives of our patients.
Declaración Conjunta de los AHA, AMA, ANA Sobre Escasez de Sangre
Como proveedores de salud, estamos críticamente conscientes de la importancia de mantener la estabilidad del suministro de sangre y productos sanguíneos para salvar las vidas de nuestros pacientes.
AHA STATEMENT ON WHITE HOUSE MATERNAL HEALTH DAY OF ACTION
America’s hospitals and health systems are committed to providing the best possible care for all women, including pregnant women, new mothers and their babies, and to amplifying the voices of women of color who are disproportionately affected by maternal morbidity and mortality.