Medicaid DSH
The Medicaid program now faces the most significant coverage challenge in more than a decade. Consequently, over the past few months, hospitals have started to see a substantial increase in uncompensated care.
AHA today voiced support for a provision in the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) that would suspend for two years the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital reductions scheduled to go into effect on Oct. 1, but urged House leaders to reject another provision that would permanently…
AHA remains deeply concerned over the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) policies related to disproportionate share hospital payments in the agency’s final Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
51 senators urged Senate leaders to avert $8 billion in annual payment cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program, scheduled to begin Oct. 1.
A bipartisan group of 51 senators, led by Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and James Lankford, R-Okla., this week urged Senate leaders to avert $8 billion in annual payment cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program, which are scheduled to begin Oct. 1 and continue for four years.
AHA statement on legislative proposals that are to be considered before the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 24.
AHA shares hospital field’s comments on legislative proposals that are to be considered before the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee on May 17.
Urge Your Reps to Sign House ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter, Sponsor Bill to Stop Medicaid DSH Payment Cuts
Reps. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., Dan Crenshaw, R-T.X., Diana DeGette, D-Colo.., and Michael Burgess, R-T.X., are spearheading a “Dear Colleague” letter urging House leadership to take action to prevent the pending cuts to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments, which are scheduled to…
Commenting April 25 on a proposed rule implementing statutory changes to how Medicaid calculates the hospital-specific limit for certain Disproportionate Share Hospitals, AHA said it remains concerned that the changes will lower the hospital-specific DSH limit at a time when hospitals can least…
The AHA strongly opposes legislation that would lead to additional site-neutral payment cuts and threaten access to patient care, Ashley Thompson, AHA senior vice president of public policy analysis and development, told the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today during a hearing …