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Fact Sheet: Medicare Site-neutral Legislative Proposals Would Jeopardize Access to Care
Congress is considering several bills that would impose additional site-neutral payment reductions to services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
Report: Examining the Real Factors Driving Physician Practice Acquisition
Policymakers and others have expressed growing concern about the trend of physician practices becoming affiliated with hospitals and health systems.
Fact Sheet: Sen. Sanders Bill Would Reduce Funding for Patient Care, Add Burden on Health Care Providers
The AHA strongly opposes policies to decrease hospital reimbursements by eliminating “facility fees,” which are the direct and indirect costs that allow a hospital to continue to provide services to patients and serve the needs of their community.
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.
Fact Sheet: Legislative Proposals Under Consideration Would Jeopardize Access to Care for Patients and Communities
Congress is considering several proposals that would impose additional Medicare site-neutral payment reductions for services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
AHA Site-Neutral Advocacy Alliance Bulletin - February 6, 2026
AHA Site-Neutral Advocacy Alliance Bulletin for February 6, 2026.
Site-Neutral Payment
Site-neutral payments mean paying the same for services provided in a hospital setting as for those in a physician office or ambulatory surgery center
Fact Sheet: Facility Fees
Facility fees are the portion of a health care treatment bill that covers all the costs of delivering patient care, except for those that are billed by physicians and other professionals.
AHA 340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin - January 12, 2026
Several health care groups, including the AHA, today told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services it is wrong to tell hospitals and health systems they “are to” complete the agency’s Outpatient Prospective Payment System Drug Acquisition Cost Survey and urged CMS to correct an FAQ issued on the issue.
CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule for CY 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 21 released its calendar year 2026 outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center final rule. The rule increases OPPS rates by a net 2.6% in CY 2026 compared to CY 2025.