ASH Comments on Proposed Payment Parameters Rule
The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has expressed support for proposed changes in health insurance enrollment guidelines for current Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) participants as the unwinding of continuous Medicaid eligibility fast approaches. ASH also has endorsed a [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 12
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for January 6-12. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Renewal of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra has signed [...]
ASH Introduces Health Equity Payment Proposal
The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has developed a dynamic proposal for fostering greater equity in health care through the introduction of new Medicare and Medicaid health equity payments for community safety-net hospitals that play the greatest role in caring for [...]
ASH Unveils 2023 Advocacy Agenda
The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has established its policy priorities for 2023 in a new advocacy agenda. In the coming year ASH will work to advance its own new proposal for a better approach to fostering more equitable access to [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for January 5
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for December 23 through January 5. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. No Surprises Act HHS, the Department of Labor, and the [...]
ASH Responds to MedPAC Safety-Net Hospital Proposal
Earlier this month, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission publicly discussed a proposal to establish a new supplemental Medicare payment: a new “safety-net hospital index payment” for “Medicare safety-net hospitals” that meet new criteria. While supporting MedPAC’s underlying concept, [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for December 22
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for the week of December 19-22. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress As of this writing, Congress continues to work on [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for December 15
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for the week of December 12-15. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. White House The White House has unveiled its “COVID-19 Winter [...]
MACPAC Meets
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission met for two days last week in Washington, D.C. The following is MACPAC’s own summary of the sessions. The December 2022 MACPAC meeting began with a Commission discussion on two potential recommendations [...]
MedPAC Considers 2023 Medicare Rates at December Meeting
The government agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment matters met publicly in Washington, D.C. last week. During the virtual meeting, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed and debated: Assessing payment adequacy and updating payments: hospital inpatient and [...]
