fah hospital policy blog

Frontline health workers bravely fight COVID-19 every day, but that battle could soon be made harder by an onerous budget law enacted almost eight years ago – the Medicare sequester.

The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) sent a letter to congressional leaders today urging Congress to request that CMS and the Trump administration formally delay recoupment of payments providers received under the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs (MAAPP).

July 30, 2020 marks 55 years since Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965.

Local leaders across the country are sounding the alarm and urging lawmakers to revise the terms of the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Programs (MAAPP) before it starts to affect access to patient care.