AHA's lame-duck session wish list

The American Hospital Association sent congressional leaders a list of priorities it would like to see the legislature address before the end of 2024:

  • Provide relief from Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital reductions that are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. 
  • Reject site-neutral payment proposals. 
  • Pass the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act, which aims to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process. 
  • Extend hospital-at-home and telehealth waivers.
  • Take action to mitigate the scheduled physician reimbursement cuts for 2025 and continue work on broader reform for sustainable payment. 
  • Protect rural communities' access to care by continuing the Medicare-dependent Hospitals and Low-volume Adjustment programs, which are scheduled to expire on Dec. 31. A technical correction should also be enacted to remove barriers for Rural Emergency Hospitals to receive hospital-level reimbursement for outpatient services under Medicaid. 
  • Provide federal protections from workplace violence for hospital workers by passing the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act. 

Read AHA's full letter here



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