AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

MMM · Medicare/Medicaid

S. 1261, CONNECT for Health Act, All provisions; H.R. 2191, To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals, All provisions; DRAFT Bill, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions; S. 335, Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; H.R. 1683, Protecting America's Seniors Access to Care Act, All provisions; DRAFT Bill, Clarifying that Rural Emergency Hospitals are eligible for Medicaid hospital reimbursement; Draft Bill, Issues pertaining to proposed changes to the Medicare Graduate Medical Education program and solutions to address workforce shortages in rural areas; DRAFT Bill, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, All provisions; H.R. 1805, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, All provisions; H.R. 1924, Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025, All provisions; H.R. 771, Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025, All provisions; DRAFT Bill, Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, All provisions; S. 502, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025, All provisions; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D CY 2026 proposed rule, Insights on proposed policies that would increase oversight of Medicare Advantage plans and better align coverage and access under MA with Traditional Medicare; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) January meeting, Inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems (PPS), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), hospital-based skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and home health (HH) agencies, and physician reimbursement; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Medicare beneficiary cost-sharing in rural facilities; Site Neutral Payments, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees, DSH cuts; Expiring Health Care Provisions, Issues pertaining to Telehealth, Hospital at Home, MDH/LVA, Medicaid DSH Program; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay and cost-based reimbursement for critical access hospitals under Medicare Advantage; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to alternative payment models, mental health of workforce, physician reimbursement cuts for 2025; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, REH's; Medicaid Program, Issues pertaining to Medicaid program.

Literal federal measure citations: S. 1261, H.R. 2191, S. 335, H.R. 1683, H.R. 1805, H.R. 1924, H.R. 771, S. 502

HCR · Health Issues

DRAFTBill, the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, all provisions; H.R.929 / S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; DRAFT Bill, Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; DRAFT Bill, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; DRAFT Bill, 340B PATIENTS Act , all provisions; H.R. 1417, The Rural Health Care Technical Assistance Program Act, all provisions; S. 229, Drug-price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, all provisions; H.R.330, Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act, Issues pertaining to organ donation referral process; S. 526, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, Pharmacy benefit management services; Drug Enforcement Administration, DEAs proposed rule; Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee, Population-based total cost-of-care; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Price Transparency, Issues related to hospital price transparency; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; 340B Program, Issues pertaining to protecting 340B Program; Maternal and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages, conditions of participation (COP); Behavioral Health, Issues related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Workforce, Nurse staffing mandate, workforce development programs; Health Care Resiliency & Preparedness, Issues pertaining to natural disasters, cyberattacks, and securing supply chains; Post-Acute Care, Issues pertaining to how Congress can better support patients' access to crucial services provided by Long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay; Hospital mergers and acquisitions, Issues pertaining to hospital consolidation, mergers an acquisition, physician practice acquisition, FTC premerger notification rules; Rural Emergency Hospital Designation, Issues pertaining to eligibility for the Rural Emergency Hospital designation and the expansion of physician-owned hospitals.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R.929, S. 266, H.R. 1585, S. 709, H.R. 1417, S. 229, H.R.330, S. 526

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

H.Con.Res.14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, Title II - Reconciliation and Related Matters; H.R. 1968, The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, Division B / Title I - Public Health Extenders, Disaster Relief Funds, Ensuring hospitals are compensated for pandemic expenses.

Literal federal measure citations: H.Con.Res.14, H.R. 1968

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

White House, Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, Tariff impact on supply chain for drugs and devices, Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax-exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds, Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits.