Essential Hospital Designation
Oct. 24, 2023 ||Our proposal would codify a designation of essential hospitals in statute, allowing lawmakers to better target support to improve access to care and public health.
view more »Our proposal would codify a designation of essential hospitals in statute, allowing lawmakers to better target support to improve access to care and public health.
view more »The Republicans' House speaker nominee, Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, failed to secure the votes needed on a first ballot, with 20 fellow GOP lawmakers voting against him. It was unclear whether he could win a majority to gain the speakership.
view more »More than 300 of the nation’s largest safety net providers and about 5 percent of all U.S. acute-care hospitals, provided more than a quarter of all charity care nationally in 2021, a new report from America’s Essential Hospitals shows.
view more »This annual snapshot of America's Essential Hospitals' membership tells a story about the essential people and communities our members serve.
view more »The rule includes changes to the calculation of Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments and payment and quality reporting provisions.
view more »The association urged CMS to withdraw its proposal to exclude patient days related to uncompensated care pools from the Medicare disproportionate share hospital funding calculation.
view more »The proposed fiscal year 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule includes a request for feedback on defining safety net hospitals; CMS will accept comments until June 9.
view more »Washington lawmakers expanded the state's charity care program but did not include additional funding to cover the extra uncompensated costs for hospitals.
view more »The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed fiscal year 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule would increase operating payment rates by 2.8 percent, repeal market-based data collection, and add 1,000 new graduate medical education teaching slots, among other provisions.
view more »Findings from the association’s annual member survey show essential hospitals face high and growing uncompensated costs and care for patient groups that have suffered disproportionally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
view more »The administration’s final rule on the public charge definition worsens the chilling effect that threatens the health of millions of people by making it more likely they forgo care for themselves and their families to avoid putting their legal immigration status at risk.
view more »A new proposed rule would increase inpatient operating payment rates by 3.2 percent and make other changes to Medicare payment and quality reporting policies. CMS is accepting comments on the proposed rule until June 24.
view more »New data from America’s Essential Hospitals show that persistently high levels of uncompensated and charity care pushed average margins down to one-fifth that of other hospitals in 2017, reflecting financial pressure that could deepen with federal funding cuts this year.
view more »The legislation requires the state’s hospitals to make more of their financial information publicly available and calls on the state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to develop an annual report on uncompensated hospital costs and expenditures.
view more »The president's fiscal year 2020 budget plan calls on Congress to significantly reform the two programs, including ending Medicaid expansion and changing Medicare uncompensated care payments.
view more »A new notice makes technical and typographical corrections to the fiscal year 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule.
view more »The annual report from America's Essential Hospitals shows the association's members provided disproportionate levels of uncompensated care, charity care, and physician training in 2016.
view more »A new proposed rule for Medicare’s Inpatient Prospective Payment System for fiscal year 2019 would increase inpatient operating payment rates by 1.75 percent.
view more »The chief executives of 18 of the nation’s largest hospital systems that care for low-income patients asked congressional leaders for a two-year delay of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts.
view more »The guidance defines courtesy discounts, defines when a bad debt is "written off," provides clarity about unpaid coinsurance and deductibles, and more.
view more »The waiver extensions fund Texas' uncompensated care pool and delivery system reform incentive payment program and provide family planning services for low-income individuals in Mississippi for 10 years.
view more »The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services previously had extended the revision deadline to Oct. 31, following numerous changes to the worksheet S-10.
view more »Hospitals use the worksheet S-10 to submit uncompensated care data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the agency will begin using the worksheet to calculate Medicare disproportionate share hospital payments in fiscal year 2018.
view more »America's Essential Hospitals appreciates the one-year delay of cuts to disproportionate share hospital payments and will continue to work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for a two-year delay to provide greater stability for hospitals and more time to find a long-term fix.
view more »The rule contains provisions on the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare DSH, the Inpatient Quality Reporting program, and more.
view more »Of particular interest to essential hospitals, CMS revised the Worksheet S-10, which hospitals use to report uncompensated care data.
view more »The deadline for hospitals to amend their Medicare cost report Worksheet S-10 for fiscal year 2014 is Sept. 30.
view more »Latest member profile from America's Essential Hospitals shows that, despite ACA coverage expansion, uncompensated costs remained high in 2014 at hospitals with many low-income and other vulnerable patients.
view more »Articles cover the ACA's Medicaid expansion, Medicaid shortfalls and community benefit funds, and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on Medicaid.
view more »Proposed renewals must be for demonstrations that are working effectively and have no major or complex policy changes. Certain waivers that use the enhanced FMAP are ineligible.
view more »In an April 28 letter, the association urged CMS to adopt a holistic view of how payment mechanisms impact essential hospitals, including sustainable base payment rates, Medicaid waivers to address uncompensated care, and DSRIP waivers.
view more »America's Essential Hospitals' annual report also shows members maintain high-quality, patient satisfaction even with financial hurdles
view more »Essential hospitals face barriers in providing care to immigrant populations. They must find unique ways to address the complexity surrounding immigration status for their patients.
view more »The survey aims to capture the impact of ACA coverage expansion and add to association advocacy efforts with timely information on members' uncompensated care.
view more »White House report a positive sign, but essential hospitals continue to face significant uncompensated care burden and looming cuts to disproportionate share hospitals payments
view more »The definition would be used for determining Medicaid DSH costs. Association urges policy that accurately captures the actual burden of uncompensated care, particularly before DSH cuts and recoupment based on DSH audits begin.
view more »A recent study found that planned reductions in Medicaid DSH payments and ongoing inflation in health care costs will cause debilitating gaps in funding for essential hospitals. Expected system costs to states that do not expand Medicaid will be exacerbated by continued uncompensated care costs and no additional Medicaid funds to offset them.
view more »U.S. hospitals provided $45.9 billion in uncompensated care in 2012, survey shows
view more »Calls action "important step toward protecting access to vital health care and community services for millions"
view more »Millions of vulnerable patients "in a terrible bind" with no access to expanded coverage, billions less in funding for their care
view more »Oct. 28 letter notes that hospitals have faced more than $95 billion in cuts over the past three years
view more »Providers that fill a safety net role will be stretched thin in states that do not expand Medicaid
view more »Government shutdown prevented DC from making payments to Medicaid providers, managed care organizations
view more »Cited concerns that hospitals may be undercompensated for providing necessary services that do not meet new criteria
view more »Rule outlines CMS' methodology for annual reductions to DSH payments
view more »Payments even more important as prospects for full expansion dim
view more »Renews call for Congress to delay Medicaid DSH cuts to allow time for informed, rational funding discussions
view more »FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 26, 2013 Statement attributable to: Beth Feldpush Senior Vice President for Policy and Advocacy National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems WASHINGTON – “NAPH is deeply disappointed with how CMS has proposed to calculate hospitals’ uncompensated care costs. While we share the agency’s concerns about the reliability of S10 data,
view more »Analysis show impact of Supreme Court decision on hospitals and vulnerable patients
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