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AHA, others oppose PhRMA-led campaign to restrict 340B eligibility
Deceptively branded as an effort to save the 340B program, a legislative campaign by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, National Association of Community Health Centers and other groups to remove many hospitals, eligible drugs and patients from the 340B program “would only save drug company profits by reducing their already modest financial contribution to the health care safety net,” the AHA and other national hospital groups said in a statement.
AHA 340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin - March 20, 2023
Deceptively branded as an effort to save the 340B program, a legislative campaign by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, National Association of Community Health Centers and other groups to remove many hospitals, eligible drugs and patients from the 340B program “would only save drug company profits by reducing their already modest financial contribution to the health care safety net,” the AHA and other national hospital groups said in a statement today.
New CMS Report Shows Hospitals and Health Systems Are Working to Implement Price Transparency Policies and Help Patients Understand Costs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the results of its assessment of hospital compliance. Importantly, CMS is the official arbiter of compliance with the transparency rules.
Joint Statement From National Hospital Associations on PhRMA-Led Proposal to Restrict 340B Eligibility
Hospital and pharmacist advocates for safety-net health care and affordable prescription drugs are united in their firm opposition to a misguided effort by the drug industry and some community health centers that would restrict access to the 340B drug pricing program.
AHA blog: High-deductible and skinny health insurance plans drive medical debt
A recent Urban Institute report highlighting medical debt fails to examine how inadequate health coverage drives this debt, writes Molly Smith, AHA’s group vice president of public policy.
AHA shares workforce policy recommendations with Senate HELP Committee
Responding today to a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Request for Information on the drivers of health care workforce shortages and potential solutions, AHA said “long-building structural changes within the health care workforce, combined with the profound toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, have left hospitals and health systems facing a national staffing emergency.”
CBO’s Proposals Do Not Address The Real Causes of Rising Commercial Health Insurance Premiums
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released a paper that includes several policy options ostensibly intended to reduce health insurance premiums.
Setting the Record Straight: Hospitals are Implementing Price Transparency Policies and Helping Patients Understand Costs
Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives.
AHA Comments on the RFI on the Drivers of Health Care Workforce Shortages and Solutions
AHA responds to the RFI on the drivers of health care workforce shortages and solutions.
Hospitals and Health Systems More than Earn their Tax Exemption
The international firm EY has looked at how the benefits tax-exempt hospitals provide stack up against their federal tax exemption. Last year’s report showed the spread was 9 to 1 – for every $1 of exemption, reporting hospitals provided $9 of benefit to the community.