Today, the FAH submitted comments to CMS on the proposed rule for the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for the calendar year 2025. Comments focused on the following: Read the comment letter here. [...] Read More... from FAH Submits Comments on Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule ..read more

Today, FAH submitted comments to CMS regarding the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems proposed rule. FAH’s letter made recommendations on several issues, including: Read the letter [...] Read More... from FAH Files Comments on CY 2025 OPPS Rule ..read more

FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn released the following statement after a federal court in Texas stopped the FTC’s noncompete rule from being implemented:  “The Federal court in Texas made the right call by preventing [...] Read More... from “This was the right decision” – Federal Court Rules Against FTC’s “Flawed” Noncompete Ban ..read more

Today, FAH joined the American Hospital Association and four other national hospital trade associations in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court, asking to reverse the ruling of a lower court in the [...] Read More... from FAH, Hospital Trades Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Reverse Ruling Limiting DSH Formula ..read more

FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn released the following statement after reviewing the FY 2025 Hospital IPPS Final Rule: “We have consistently raised concerns that CMS hospital payment updates have failed to reflect inflation and [...] Read More... from “Cuts for the Most Vulnerable” Fail Seniors, Leave Hospitals Struggling to Meet Patient Needs ..read more

Washington, D.C. – The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) is pleased to announce the addition of Hannah Hurley, Vice President of Communications, and Geoff Werth, Vice President of Government Relations. Geoff Werth joined the Federation [...] Read More... from FAH Strengthens Public Affairs Team with Experienced Communications, Government Relations Hires  ..read more

Washington, DC – FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn released the following statement on the 59th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid being signed into law. “When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, it [...] Read More... from “This legacy of coverage and care is now at risk.” – FAH Statement on the 59th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid ..read more

Today, FAH jointly submitted with the American Hospital Association, America’s Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges an amicus brief to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the Battle Creek Health System legal [...] Read More... from FAH Submits Brief in Support of Hospitals’ Ability to Seek Legal Review of CMS Actions ..read more

Today, FAH submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing strong support for the proposed rule addressing the impact of significant, anomalous, and highly suspect (SAHS) billing activities on the [...] Read More... from FAH Urges CMS to Protect ACOs from Fraud ..read more

Yesterday, FAH submitted comments to CMS on its proposal to collect information through a form that would be provided to state Medicaid programs, requiring providers to attest that they are not being held harmless to a provider tax.  FAH reiterated concerns with CMS’s interpretation that the hold harmless provision applies to private arrangements and goes beyond a state guaranteeing that a provider will be held harmless. FAH also raised concerns about CMS’s reporting burden estimate, indicating that hospitals will incur much higher costs than CMS’s estimate of six minutes per hospita ..read more