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Article Published: June 19, 2026

MACPAC Issues Report to Congress

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission has sent [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-06-17T09:42:35-04:00June 17, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid|

MedPAC Reports to Congress

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has issued its annual report [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-06-17T08:41:37-04:00June 17, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare|

ASH Comments on Proposed FY 2027 Medicare Inpatient Payment Rule

The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has submitted formal comments in [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-06-09T12:51:14-04:00June 9, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, Alternative payment models, ASH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations|

Hospitals Sue Over Medicare DSH Payments

More than 100 hospitals have sued the Department of Health [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-04-01T12:39:06-04:00April 3, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH|

MedPAC Submits March Report to Congress

As required by law, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-03-12T17:22:54-04:00March 17, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for January 22

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-22T17:39:55-05:00January 22, 2026|Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, MedPAC, telehealth|

ASH Urges Congressional Leaders to Support Health Care Extenders

In a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders, [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-22T11:35:33-05:00January 22, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

MedPAC Meets

MedPAC’s commissioners held their latest public meeting on Thursday, January [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-21T12:05:15-05:00January 21, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicare, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for January 8

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-08T15:28:08-05:00January 8, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills, telehealth|

ASH Urges Congress to Help Hardworking American Families

The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has written to members of [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-07T12:01:30-05:00January 7, 2026|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, telehealth|