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Ways and Means Committee approves tax bill
The House Ways and Means Committee today voted 24 to 16 along party lines to approve the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (H.R. 1), legislation to reform the tax code. Among other changes, the bill would eliminate hospitals’ ability to access low-cost capital financing through tax-exempt private-activity bonds.
AHA, others urge Congress to preserve tax-exempt status of municipal bonds
AHA today urged leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee to reject a proposal in the House Republicans’ tax reform package that would eliminate tax exemption for 501(c)(3) hospital bonds and advance refunding bonds.
AHA recommends certain changes to inpatient PPS rule, including DSH provisions
The AHA supports a number of provisions in the inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2018, but has concerns about certain proposed changes related to disproportionate share hospital payments, the documentation and coding reduction, and quality programs, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in comments submitted today.
Small or Rural Update
This issue of the Small or Rural Update discusses Congress’ activity around replacing and repealing the Affordable Care Act as well as reviews the federal budget, AHA representation and advocacy, rulemaking and regulatory policy.
Rural Regulatory Policy
Medicare policy changes and payment adjustments often have significant and problematic consequences for rural providers. AHA is sensitive to the administrative burden and cost created by rules that fail to consider the unique circumstances of small or rural community hospitals.
Hospitals come together to make the "healthy choice the easy choice" in Montana's Yellowstone County
Providers in Billings, Mont., came together more than 20 years ago to collaborate for a healthier community in what the AHA has described as an example of a “second generation” strategy for improving population health.
The Next Generation of Community Health
Hospitals and health systems are on a journey that promises to take them to a place where they can improve the lives of thousands of people all at once, not just the health of one patient at a time … where their success in addressing the social determinants of health within the communities they serve will be as important as the high-quality medical care they provide within their four walls. It’s a journey described in the AHA Committee on Research’s new report, “The Next Generation of Community Health.”
Anthem terminates agreement to acquire Cigna
Anthem is terminating its merger agreement with Cigna after a Delaware court denied the health insurer’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop Cigna from terminating the agreement.
Consumers need Competition
We continue to believe that the proposed deals by four large insurers is bad for consumers because it will likely result in higher premiums. Last week the AHA sent a letter to the Department of Justice that raised concerns about the proposed Anthem acquisition of Cigna focusing on the impact of Anthem’s affiliation with the Blue Cross Blue Shield System.
Lack of Competition is Not Good For Consumers
Today in a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the AHA raised concerns about the proposed Anthem acquisition of Cigna focusing on the impact of Anthem’s affiliation with the Blue Cross Blue Shield System.