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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|

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|

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