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Administration Rescinds Memo Pausing Federal Grants, Loans and Other Financial Assistance Programs

The White House Office of Management and Budget Jan. 29 rescinded a memo it issued two days earlier directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs implicated by President Trump’s recent executive orders.

White House pauses federal grants, other programs implicated by executive orders; OMB says Medicare and Medicaid not affected by pause

The White House Office of Management and Budget late Jan. 27 issued a memo directing federal agencies to temporarily pause federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs implicated by President Trump’s recent executive orders.
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AHA Comments to CMS on Financial Assistance Program Navigators

AHA response to CMS's request for comment on how navigators and non-navigator assistance personnel working within hospitals and health systems may help consumers access financial assistance programs to help pay for health care services.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau releases proposed rule removing medical bills from credit reports 

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau June 11 released a proposed rule that would remove medical bills from credit reports. The rule would prohibit credit reporting companies from sharing medical debts with lenders and prevent lenders from making borrowing decisions based on medical information. 

Article Misleads on Hospitals’ Charity Care Spending

Learn why it's reckless and wrong to allege that hospitals are deliberately squeezing their charity care spending to maintain financial viability.

AHA Associate Podcast Series | HACU

Kathleen Wessel, VP, Business Management and Operations with AHA, spoke with Jennifer Kleinhenz, SVP of Strategic Initiatives, and Joseph J. Kregul, President/CEO, for HealthCare Associates Credit Union (HACU). A long-standing Associate, HACU is a full-service, not-for-profit financial cooperative serving those who serve and support healthcare. HACU is member-owned and operated. It aims to keep costs down in order to provide above-market savings rates, below-market loan rates and less-restrictive loan underwriting policies. These policies are increasingly important during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.