The American Hospital Association (AHA) has penned a letter to Congressional leaders, asking once again for additional COVID-19 financial relief for hospitals and health systems.
The trade...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have asked the US District Court for the District of Columbia to vacate the independent dispute resolution (IDR)...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise hospital merger guidelines to better account for the benefits...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged Congress to provide hospitals and health systems with additional COVID-19 financial support, including more Provider Relief Funds and an extension on...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has expressed support for electronic prior authorization processes but urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked CMS to work with Congress and require Medicare Advantage plans to waive prior authorization processes during the current and future public health...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked CMS to adjust the good faith estimates policy under the No Surprises Act, citing the accompanying administrative burden and operational inefficiencies...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked CMS to reconsider its methodology for distributing residency slots to teaching hospitals, which the agency finalized in the hospital inpatient...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and seven other hospital organizations have penned a letter urging Congress to provide additional resources to help hospitals address ongoing operational and...
Congress should allocate another $25 billion to the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund and relax spending rules as healthcare organizations deal with the repercussions of the Delta and Omicron variant...
As COVID-19 cases rapidly increase, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the renewal of the COVID-19 public health emergency for an additional 90 days.
The extension provides hospitals and...
A comment letter from the American Hospital Association (AHA) to CMS requested changes and increased clarity concerning the agency’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare...
The nation’s leading hospital and physician groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over final rules implementing the independent dispute resolution (IDR) process detailed in...
Increased utilization and intensity of healthcare services are the top driving factors of healthcare spending growth, a report from the American Hospital Association (AHA) revealed.
The COVID-19...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked CMS to include Medicare Advantage organizations in its proposed rule that would streamline the prior authorization process and reduce patient care...
The American Hospital Association (AHA), the US Chamber of Commerce, and 20 other organizations have written a letter to Congress asking them to maintain the legal and regulatory structures for...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has asked CMS to withdraw the proposed review choice demonstration (RCD) that would implement program integrity audits at inpatient rehabilitation facilities...
Leading hospital groups have backed a proposed hospital merger deal between two New Jersey-based non-profit systems, arguing that a federal challenge of the proposed merger is based on a flawed...
Hospitals are estimated to lose $54 billion in net income this year despite receiving federal aid to offset revenue losses and added expenses from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new report...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has penned a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure detailing its concerns surrounding CMS’ proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for...
