Today the FAH submitted comments to CMS on key issues in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgery Center Proposed Rule for CY 2026. The letter urged CMS to finalize OPPS policies that sustain […]
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FAH Urges Congress to Extend Tax Credits, Avert Cuts to Rural Hospitals
Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2025) – As Congress returns from recess and negotiations over government funding and end-of-year legislation begin, FAH sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging Congress to preserve patient access to hospital […]
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Moving Beyond “Phantom Enrollees” in the Debate to Extend the Enhanced Tax Credits
By Chip Kahn, President and CEO, Federation of American Hospitals Ghost Busters. The current debate over the existence of “phantom enrollees” in marketplace health plans is wasted space and a dead-end distraction as Congress contends with […]
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FAH Statement on CMS IPPS Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2026
Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2025) – FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn released the following statement on the CMS FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule: “It’s encouraging that today’s CMS IPPS rule provides a slightly higher […]
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