• Updated - Public Hospitals Urge Congress to Preserve Medicaid, Reject FMAP Cuts (December 2011)

  NAPH and its members urge Congress to oppose FMAP cuts, which shift costs and ultimately hurt people.

• UPDATED - Safety Net Hospitals Urge Congress to Retain State Flexibility in Funding Medicaid (December 2011)

  NAPH and its members urge the President and Congress to recognize that cutting provider taxes shifts costs onto states, which they cannot afford. Cuts in provider taxes do not increase efficiency or performance - they only succeed in shifting costs and negatively impacting Medicaid beneficiaries.

• Debt Limit Legislation: Details of Bill (August 2011)

  This background information outlines the debt limit legislation that was passed on Aug. 2 and areas of key concern to safety net hospitals and providers.

• UPDATED - Provider Taxes: Talking Points (August 2011) (Members Only)

  There is a possibility that elimination or reduction of provider taxes will be considered as a part of the federal savings called for by the debt limit legislation. These talking points provide greater insight into why provider taxes enable a stable Medicaid program.

• Q & A on Deficit Reduction (August 2011) (Members Only)

  This Q & A is meant to aide in preparation for the likely questions posed by members of Congress regarding the impact of any potential Medicaid cuts.

• UPDATED - Protect Patients and Providers: Maintain Medicaid and MOE Requirement (August 2011)

  The Medicaid program is a large component of state and federal budgets and is being examined as lawmakers look to find savings during the current fiscal crisis. Allowing states to slash eligibility to the Medicaid program by repealing the Medicaid maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement to achieve those savings is not a sustainable option. NAPH urges Congress to maintain the Medicaid MOE requirement and oppose H.R. 1683 and S. 868.

• NAPH Supports CMS Action to Protect Medicaid Patient Access to Care (May 10, 2011)

• Letter to HHS from US hospital groups supporting MOE (March 1, 2011)

  NAPH and six other hospital industry groups sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reiterating strong support for the Medicaid maintenance of effort (MOE) requirement that was part of the Affordable Care Act.

• NAPH Letter to Congress on MOE (Feb. 28, 2011)

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