AHA Urges E&C Not To Pay For Cures By Cutting Hospital Pay

The American Hospital Association wants House lawmakers' assurance that hospital payments won't be cut to cover the cost of 21st Century Cures legislation, and is asking Energy & Commerce Chair Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), who are spearheading the initiative, to identify what parts of the bill will cost money and how those sections will be paid for. “While the AHA supports the intent of the draft bill, we are concerned that many of the policies would...