• Public Hospitals Urge Congress to Reject MedPAC’s Recommendation to Cut Hospital E&M Payments (January 2012)

  NAPH and its members urge Congress to reject the MedPAC recommendation to reduce hospital E&M payments pending further analysis. This payment reduction would result in significant cuts to hospitals, which ultimately impact the care available to low-income beneficiaries.

• Talking Points: Medicare Hospital Outpatient Payments for Evaluation and Management Services (January 2012) – Members Only

  These talking points outline MedPAC’s recommendation to cut Medicare hospital outpatient payments for E&M services and guide advocacy efforts to effectively communicate the impact of such a proposal on the safety net.

• Public Hospitals Urge Congress to Reject Hospital Cuts to Offset the Medicare SGR Fix

  NAPH and its members urge Congress to reject reductions in hospital outpatient and bad debt payments as offsets for the SGR patch. These payment reductions will only result in cuts to Hospitals.

• Nov. 2011: Making Medicaid Affordable, Protecting Patients

  This brief outlines innovative policy ideas from NAPH that will provide savings to Medicaid and help Congress achieve fiscal order without sacrificing care to vulnerable populations.

• Updated - Public Hospitals Urge Congress to Support Graduate Medical Education (December 2011)

  NAPH urges Congress to oppose cuts to Medicare or Medicaid GME support.

• Updated - Public Hospitals Oppose Drastic Cuts to the Medicaid Program to Achieve Federal Budget Savings (December 2011)

  NAPH and its members urge Congress to oppose drastic cuts to the Medicaid program. Specifically, changes in FMAP funding and reduction or elimination of provider taxes. When people lose Medicaid - we all pay the premium.

• Safety Net Hospitals - Our Role, Our Mission

  The nation’s public and safety net hospital systems are leaders in providing comprehensive, high quality and efficient care to all patients.

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