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Fact Sheet: The Future of Telehealth - Protecting Patient Access to Care
Telehealth connects patients to vital health care services through videoconferencing, remote monitoring, electronic consults and wireless communications.
Fact Sheet: The COVID-19 Workers First Protection Act of 2020
The House of Representatives approved the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800) on May 15, 2020, which included the COVID-19 Every Worker First Protection Act of 2020.
Fact Sheet: Rural Community Hospital (RCH) Demonstration
The Issue
The Rural Community Hospital (RCH) demonstration tests an alternative payment model for small rural hospitals, in response to concerns that they face financial difficult
Fact Sheet: Legislation to Protect Health Care Providers Serving on the Front Lines of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Prevailing in the nation’s fight against COVID-19 requires the undivided focus and full deployment of health care facilities and professionals serving on the front lines of the pandemic across the country.
Fact Sheet: Financial Challenges Facing Hospitals and Health Systems as a Result of COVID-19
As hospitals rise to meet the challenges of COVID-19 head on, the virus and its effect on the nation have created historic financial pressures for America’s hospitals and health systems. Hospitals have canceled non-emergency procedures, and many Americans are postponing care as they shelter in place to stop the spread of the virus.
CARES Act: Provisions to Help Rural Hospitals
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27, provides resources and flexibility for rural hospitals.
Fact Sheet: Surprise Billing Legislation
The Senate and House are both considering legislation to address surprise medical bills that patients may incur as a result of unexpected gaps in insurance coverage or medical emergencies. Below are brief summaries of the proposals under consideration. A
Fact Sheet: Surprise Medical Billing Legislation Rural Impact
AHA Ask: AHA supports protecting patients from surprise medical bills. Policymakers should focus on assisting rural hospitals in their negotiations with payers and providing the incentives and resources needed to maintain local access to care and not undermine these communities with potentially harmful national policy changes.
Surprise Medical Bills: Arbitration Fiction vs. Fact
Patients should not be balance billed for emergency services, or for services obtained in any in-network facility when the patient could reasonably have assumed that the providers caring for them were in-network with their health plan.