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Fact Sheet: Hospital Outpatient Department Billing Requirements
Congress is considering legislation that would change current billing practices for Medicare and the commercial insurance market to require each off-campus hospital outpatient department (HOPD) to be assigned a unique NPI as a condition of payment.
Get answers to your questions on health care affordability.
Health care costs can feel confusing, especially when bills arrive. Not every medical bill is hospital-related, but below are answers to some common questions about hospital care.
Extend The Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to Preserve Critical Health Coverage for Millions of Americans
The enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) help middle-class Americans purchase affordable, comprehensive coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace. These tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, putting millions of families at risk of higher costs and coverage losses.
CMS Issues Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Feb. 9 released its 2027 proposed standards for the health insurance marketplaces, including the issuers and brokers who assist marketplace enrollees.
AHA Before Senate Committee on Aging — the Doctor Is Out: How Washington's Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine
The American Hospital Association (AHA) provides the hospital perspective on the issues impacting health care workforce burnout before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
AHA Statement to House E&C Subcommittee for Hearing on Lowering Health Care Costs
The following statement highlights what hospitals, clinicians, and patients are experiencing on the ground — and why commercial insurer practices are playing a growing role in driving up costs, creating delays and undermining affordability.
Health Care Affordability in the Spotlight; AHA Resources to Assist You
The issue of affordability, including health care affordability, is front and center this year and will be part of this year's congress
AHA Statement to House W&M Committee for Hearing with Health Insurance CEOs
This statement highlights what hospitals, clinicians, and patients are experiencing on the ground — and why commercial insurer practices are playing a growing role in driving up costs, creating delays and undermining affordability.
TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Representative Ahead of Jan. 22 House Hearings Focused on Commercial Health Insurers’ Role in Health Care Affordability
Please contact your representative prior to the Jan. 22 House hearings to share with them how some commercial insurer policies and practices delay, deny and disrupt care for patients.
Health Plan Accountability
Commercial health plan abuses must be addressed to ensure fair coverage for patients and providers. The AHA has worked to hold health plans accountable through letters, statements, white papers and member updates.