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Article Published: December 12, 2025

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|

ASH Differs With CMS on Identifying Safety-Net Hospitals

There are better ways to identify safety-net hospitals than by [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-06-08T17:15:16-04:00June 15, 2023|community safety-net hospitals, health equity, Medicaid, Medicare regulations, safety-net hospitals|

ASH Objects to Proposed Medicare DSH Cut

Medicare should increase, not decrease, Medicare disproportionate share payments (Medicare [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-06-08T17:01:50-04:00June 14, 2023|ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, safety-net hospitals|

ASH Protests Medicare’s Proposed FY 2024 Inpatient Rate Increase

The proposed increase in Medicare inpatient rates for FY 2024 [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-06-08T16:55:27-04:00June 13, 2023|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, COVID 19, Medicare, Medicare regulations, safety-net hospitals|

Federal Health Policy Update for April 27

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-04-27T18:35:36-04:00April 27, 2023|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, safety-net hospitals, telehealth|

ASH Weighs in on E&C Health Subcommittee Hearing

In anticipation of a hearing by the Health Subcommittee of [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-04-26T09:49:40-04:00April 26, 2023|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, safety-net hospitals|

Federal Health Policy Update for April 20

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-04-20T17:14:21-04:00April 20, 2023|ASH, COVID 19, health equity, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, safety-net hospitals, telehealth|

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|

MedPAC Considers 2023 Medicare Rates at December Meeting

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

Joseph Steinbock2022-12-13T15:02:29-05:00December 13, 2022|Medicare regulations, MedPAC, safety-net hospitals, telehealth|

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|

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