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Fact Sheet: Underpayment by Medicare and Medicaid

Each year, the American Hospital Association (AHA) collects aggregate information on the payments and costs associated with care delivered to beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid by U.S. hospitals.
Uncompensated Care, Medicare, Medicaid, Hospital Data, Statistics

Select Financial, Operating and Patient Characteristics of POHs Compared to Non-POHs Fact Sheet

Dobson | DaVanzo recently examined select operating, financial and patient characteristics of hospitals in categories defined by hospital ownership.1 This fact sheet provides descriptive statistics for physician owned hospitals (POHs) compared to non-physician owned hospitals.
Physician Self-Referral Law/Stark law, Medicare, Medicaid
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Fact Sheet: Majority of Hospital Payments Dependent on Medicare or Medicaid

It is broadly acknowledged that Medicare reimburses hospitals less than the cost of providing care and their reimbursement rates are non-negotiable.
Medicare, Medicaid, Reimbursement
Public

Fact Sheet: 340B Drug Pricing Program Contract Pharmacy Arrangements

Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to health care organizations that care for patients in vulnerable communities. 
340B Drug Pricing Program, Medicaid, Drug Prices
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Fact Sheet: Hospital Impacts from a Per Capita Cap on the Medicaid Expansion Population

A per capita cap on federal Medicaid financing would be a fundamental change to how the program is financed and, specifically, would amount to a substantial cut that would grow over time.
Medicaid
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Medicaid Spending Reductions Would Lead to Losses in Jobs, Economic Activity and Tax Revenue for States

The AHA’s analysis reflects the incremental economic impacts of Medicaid cuts across the entire program in each state, including spending on hospitals, physician offices, specialists and pharmacies.
Medicaid, Community Benefit
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Rural Hospitals at Risk: Cuts to Medicaid Would Further Threaten Access

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) would result in 1.8 million individuals in rural communities losing their Medicaid coverage by 2034. In addition, select Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1 would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over 10 years.
Medicaid, Rural issues, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Budget Reconciliation, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)
Member Non-Fed

Estimated Impact of FMAP Reduction

The table below summarizes the 10-year impact on federal Medicaid hospital spending if the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) were reduced to the traditional level for Medicaid expansion enrollees due to program churn.
Medicaid, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Finance & Budgeting
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Fact Sheet: Medicaid DSH Program

The Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program provides essential financial assistance to hospitals that care for our nation’s most vulnerable populations, including children and those who are disabled and elderly. These hospitals also provide critical community services, such as trauma and burn care, maternal and child health, high-risk neonatal care and disaster preparedness resources.
Medicaid DSH
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Fact Sheet: Medicaid

AHA urges Congress to reject reductions to the Medicaid program that would not only strip access to health care from some of the most vulnerable populations but also destabilize hospitals and health systems, leading to a loss of services that would impact patients and communities nationwide.
Medicaid