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Article Published: October 17, 2026

Federal Health Policy Update for October 8

Don’t Miss: Latest 340B developments CMS penalizes majority of hospitals [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-13T08:36:46-04:00October 8, 2026|340b, Alternative payment models, ASH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, safety-net hospitals, surprise medical bills|

ASH Urges CMS to Support Public-Private Partnerships to Aid Medicaid Eligibility Redeterminations

In a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-05-05T10:27:35-04:00May 5, 2026|Medicaid, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals|

ASH Thanks Congress for Short-Term DSH, Telehealth Help, Seeks Longer-Term Assistance

ASH has written to Congress to thank members for including [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-01-07T15:59:29-05:00January 7, 2025|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, telehealth|

Proposal Would Establish New “Essential Health System” Designation

The newly proposed “Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act” [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-02-20T12:00:17-05:00February 20, 2024|ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, safety-net hospitals|

Hospitals Continue to Protest Huge Medicare DSH Cut

The regulation has already been finalized but hospitals continue to [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-08-15T17:03:38-04:00August 17, 2023|community safety-net hospitals, health equity, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals|

ASH Responds to MedPAC Safety-Net Hospital Proposal

Earlier this month, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-01-11T18:27:36-05:00December 27, 2022|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, MedPAC, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, safety-net hospitals, Uncategorized|

ASH Asks Congress for End-of-Year Help

In a letter to members of Congress, the Alliance of [...]

Joseph Steinbock2022-12-07T20:57:39-05:00December 5, 2022|community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare regulations, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals|

MedPAC Meets

The government agency that advises Congress on Medicare payment matters [...]

Joseph Steinbock2022-11-29T14:59:07-05:00November 8, 2022|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, MedPAC, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals|

The Importance of Community Safety-Net Hospitals

Safety-net hospitals come in all sizes and shapes: they’re large [...]

Joseph Steinbock2022-01-10T17:07:12-05:00January 10, 2022|NASH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, safety-net hospitals, Uncategorized|

NASH Asks Congress to Block Medicare Sequestration Cuts

Stop the looming Medicare sequestration cuts, NASH asked in a [...]

Joseph Steinbock2021-12-08T06:00:56-05:00December 8, 2021|COVID 19, Medicare, NASH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, private safety-net hospitals, safety-net hospitals|