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Article Published: December 5, 2025

New Medicaid Work Requirement Could Slam Hospital Finances

The Medicaid work/community engagement requirement included in the “One Big [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-26T12:30:53-04:00September 29, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, safety-net hospitals|

Court’s Chevron Decision to Affect Health Care

A Supreme Court decision last week could have a profound [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-07-02T13:24:27-04:00July 2, 2024|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, safety-net hospitals|

ASH Unveils 2024 Advocacy Agenda

The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has unveiled its 2024 advocacy [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-02-27T10:46:19-05:00February 27, 2024|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, health equity, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, safety-net hospitals|

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|

Looming Medicaid Challenges

State Medicaid programs are facing significant financial challenges in the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-02-13T15:07:01-05:00February 14, 2024|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, safety-net hospitals, social determinants of health|

Federal Health Policy Update for December 14

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-12-14T17:15:37-05:00December 14, 2023|340b, accountable care organization, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, COVID 19, health equity, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, safety-net hospitals, surprise medical bills, telehealth, Value-based care|

MedPAC Meets, Makes 2025 Payment Recommendations

2025 Medicare payments led the agenda at last week’s meeting [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-12-12T12:50:03-05:00December 13, 2023|Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, safety-net hospitals|

When a Safety-Net Hospital Closes

A year ago the Atlanta Medical Center, a safety-net hospital, [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-10-17T17:38:41-04:00October 18, 2023|safety-net hospitals|

Inadequate Data Hinders Federal Approach to Health Equity

Federal efforts to develop and improve payment models and other [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-07-19T10:59:04-04:00July 19, 2023|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, Alternative payment models, ASH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, health equity, safety-net hospitals|

MACPAC Proposes New Approach to DSH, Helping Safety-Net Hospitals

To improve “…the relationship between total state and federal DSH [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-06-21T13:05:25-04:00June 21, 2023|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, safety-net hospitals|