NASH Comments on Proposed Medicare Outpatient Payment Regulation (part 2 of 4)
The National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted extensive comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about its proposed changes in the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for 2020. In its letter to CMS, NASH focuses on four [...]
NASH Comments on Proposed Medicare Outpatient Payment Regulation (part 1 of 4)
The National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted extensive comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about its proposed changes in the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for 2020. In its letter to CMS, NASH focuses on four [...]
NASH Takes First Position on Surprise Medical Bills
Congress should address surprise medical bills in a manner that protects patients from such bills and establishes a fair negotiating process between providers and insurers, the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals declared in its first public statement about the surprise [...]
CMS Adopts Methodology for Medicaid DSH Cuts
Medicaid DSH money will be allocated among states based on a new methodology under a regulation adopted this week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But it is not clear when that new methodology may actually be used. [...]
NASH Seeks Medicaid Exemption From New Public Charge Regulation
Congress should exempt Medicaid enrollment from the criteria in a new federal regulation that defines “public charge” or even overturn that regulation entirely, the National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has declared in a new position statement. The new statement, developed [...]
NASH Reiterates Call for Delay of Medicaid DSH Cuts
NASH supports current, bipartisan efforts in Congress to delay Medicaid disproportionate share (Medicaid DSH) cuts required by the Affordable Care Act. The National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has long called for the delay or elimination of these Medicaid DSH cuts [...]
NASH Award to Rep. Kennedy
NASH has given its “Champion for Health Care Award” to Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-MA). Rep. Kennedy received the award during last week’s NASH Advocacy Day in recognition of his “tireless advocacy of access to care for his constituents, the [...]
NASH Advocacy Day
Friday September 20, 2019 is NASH Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C. Today, leaders of private safety-net hospitals have traveled to the nation’s capital from across the country for NASH Advocacy Day, during which members will meet with members of Congress [...]
Court Halts Medicare Site-Neutral Payment Changes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services did not have the authority to implement the site-neutral payment system for Medicare-covered outpatient services that it introduced last year, a federal court has concluded. According to the court, CMS exceeded its authority [...]
Millions Eligible for Health Insurance Remain Uninsured
More than 15 million Americans who are currently entitled to free or subsidized health insurance are currently uninsured. Among them are 11 million who are eligible for Medicaid but have not applied for benefits and 4.2 million who could afford [...]
