Site-Neutral
AHA Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance bulletin.
Congress returns to Washington this week with a full legislative agenda before its scheduled August recess.
An op-ed by AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack that ran in The Hill the week of July 3 outlines five reasons why site-neutral payment proposals are flawed and should be rejected.
This report provides key evidence as to why site-neutral payment policies are misguided, highlighting the substantial negative impact these policies and new legislative proposals would have on access to the care that the nation’s hospitals and health systems provide.
Private equity, physician groups and health insurers have acquired the vast majority of physician practices during the last five years. Percentage of acquired physicians by type, 2019-2023. Private equity: 65%; Physician Medical Groups: 14%; Health Insurers: 11%; Hospitals and Health Systems: 6%;…
In a letter submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations for a hearing on challenges implementing value-based and alternative payment models under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, AHA encouraged certain statutory and regulatory…
In a statement submitted to the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for a hearing today on competition and transparency in health care, AHA said mergers and acquisitions are important tools that some hospitals use to lower costs and…
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today released its June report to Congress that recommended the adoption of additional site-neutral payment policies for certain outpatient services.
Policymakers and others have expressed growing concern about the trend of physician practices becoming affiliated with hospitals and health systems.