Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.) is attempting to form a committee of legislators to push forward legislation that would bring various states' Medicare payments more in line with what more highly reimbursed states receive, according to a WHNT report.
Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Ala., is working with Rep. Aderholt in an attempt to improve Alabama's wage index, which impacts Medicare payments.
Medicare payments are adjusted based on average hospital labor costs for an area. Alabama currently received the lowest reimbursement levels of any state, which Rep. Aderholt says puts the state's hospitals "at a severe disadvantage."
Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Ala., is working with Rep. Aderholt in an attempt to improve Alabama's wage index, which impacts Medicare payments.
Medicare payments are adjusted based on average hospital labor costs for an area. Alabama currently received the lowest reimbursement levels of any state, which Rep. Aderholt says puts the state's hospitals "at a severe disadvantage."