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AHA Supports House Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act

April 15, 2025The Honorable Kevin HernU.S. House of Representatives171 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515
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CMS Issues Rate Announcement and Final Rule for CY 2026 Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plans

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this month released its rate announcement and final rule on Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly for contract year (CY) 2026.
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House Letter from AHA, Other Organizations in Support of Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (H.R.1585)

AHA letter to the House leadership expressing support for the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1585).
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Senate Letter from AHA, Other Organizations in Support of Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S.709

AHA expresses support the introduction of the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act (S. 709).
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AHA Statement to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health for Hearing March 11, 2025

Post-acute care is provided to patients who have been discharged from an acute-care hospital but still require services such as close medical supervision, nursing care, therapies and other support.
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AHA Comments to MedPAC on Rural Medicare Beneficiary Cost-sharing

February 28, 2025Michael Chernew, Ph.D.ChairmanMedicare Payment Advisory Commission425 I Street, NW, Suite 701Washington, D.C. 20001Dear Dr. Chernew: 
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Fact Sheet: Facility Fees

Facility fees are the portion of a health care treatment bill that covers all the costs of delivering patient care, except for those that are billed by physicians and other professionals.
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AHA Releases Report on Medicare Advantage’s Growing Impact on Rural Hospitals

Report shows some Medicare Advantage plans’ practices threaten access to care for rural communities.
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Fact Sheet: Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) and the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act

Medicare pays most acute-care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Some of these hospitals receive additional support from Medicare to help address potential financial challenges associated with being rural, geographically isolated and low volume.These programs are Medicare- dependent Hospitals (MDHs), Low-volume Adjustment (LVA) and Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs).
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AHA Comments on Senate Finance Committee Medicare-funded Physician Residency Draft Bill

AHA comments on draft Medicare graduate medical education (GME) reform package (KEL24743 MP2).