HealthExec October 18, 2019
Payments to hospitals have been reduced by more than $250 billion over the last decade, according to a recent study.
The study, which estimates cumulative federal payment reductions to hospitals from 2010 to 2019 beyond those stemming from the Affordable Care Act, was commissioned by the Federation of American Hospitals (FHA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) and conducted by Dobson DaVanzo & Associates. In total, 12 legislative acts were identified as well as other regulatory actions that reduced payments to hospitals by $252.6 billion over this time period.
A big chunk of those reductions came from sequestration budget cuts in 2011, which were designed...
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