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Article Published: November 2, 2022

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for August 3

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-08-03T15:24:35-04:00August 3, 2023|Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, COVID 19, health equity, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

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 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|

ASH Comments on Proposed FY 2024 Inpatient Payment Regulation

In response to changes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-06-20T09:27:12-04:00June 12, 2023|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

MedPAC Offers FY 2024 Rate Recommendations

Medicare rates would rise for some providers and fall for [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-03-20T15:36:04-04:00March 22, 2023|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

Hospitals Sue Over Medicare DSH

Fifteen years ago, a federal court ruled that the Centers [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-03-21T11:53:34-04:00March 21, 2023|community safety-net hospitals, health equity, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH|

Federal Health Policy Update for March 16

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-03-16T17:29:05-04:00March 16, 2023|COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, MedPAC|

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, July 2

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

Joseph Steinbock2021-07-05T22:51:47-04:00July 5, 2021|340b, coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, surprise medical bills|