Medicare

AHA comments on ensuring Medicare beneficiary access to telehealth services and ensuring stability for providers.
AHA urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to reconsider its pursuit of site-neutral payment policies for inpatient rehabilitation facilities and skilled-nursing facilities.
AHA shares the hospital field’s comments on legislative proposals for consideration before the Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee on Oct. 19.
AHA on Oct. 19 submitted a statement to the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on legislative proposals involving Medicare.
The Medicare Part A deductible for inpatient hospital services will increase by $32 in calendar year 2024, to $1,632, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Oct. 12.
AHA Urges CMS to Rigorously Enforce New Policies to Safeguard MA Coverage
The companies that make the first 10 Medicare Part D drugs selected to participate in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program have agreed to participate in the program’s price negotiations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
As millions of people are losing their Medicaid coverage as a result of the redetermination process, hospitals and health systems are seeing substantial increases in uncompensated care and facing new Medicare cuts that will exacerbate their financial challenges, according to a AHA blog post …
This October through December under the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare will reduce the beneficiary coinsurance amount for 34 Part B prescription drugs between $1 and $618 per average dose, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced recently.