Becker's Healthcare July 11, 2024
Hospitals groups are pushing back against CMS’ proposed 2.6% pay bump for 2025, arguing that the increase is inadequate as a large portion of the nonprofit hospital sector continue to see operating margins in the red or hover above zero.
“CMS has yet again proposed an inadequate update to hospital payments,” Ashley Thompson, senior vice president of public policy analysis and development for the American Hospital Association, said in a statement shared with Becker’s.
The proposed pay increase comes at a time when many many hospitals and health systems are operating on razor thin margins that make providing high-quality care and investing in their workforce very challenging.
While America’s Essential Hospitals has backed CMS’ proposal to improve...
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