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August 01, 2022
Premier Statement on FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rule
By Soumi Saha, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Premier
While we appreciate CMS taking a second look at their market basket calculations and adjusting the IPPS payment rate upward, the truth remains that a 4.3 percent payment update falls woefully short of reflecting the rising labor costs that hospitals have experienced since the onset of the pandemic. Coupled with record high inflation, this inadequate payment bump will only exacerbate the intense financial pressure on American hospitals. Our healthcare providers deserve adequate payment that reflects both the current environment and their heroic actions throughout the course of the pandemic – we must make our providers whole.
Inside the Newsroom
August 14, 2022
Unpacking the Conundrum of the High Cost of Healthcare
The U.S. Congress typically pins the high cost of healthcare on the pharmaceutical industry, citing sometimes exorbitant prices for disease-modifying therapies. But drug prices are...
August 12, 2022
A (Monkey)Pox on Both Their Houses: Two Outbreaks and Two Administrations Later, the U.S. Remains Unprepared for Public Health Emergencies
While we’ve made some progress, unfortunately, it appears we still have work to do.
