NAPH wrote to The Honorable Barbara Boxer in support of her draft ammendment designed to help prepare safety net providers for the upcoming Medicaid expansion. The letter also outlines the need for coordinated care networks to ensure safety net providers can meet Medicaid patient needs.

In a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NAPH and four other national hospital associations outlined concerns with the department's expected definitions of a "hospital" and "hospital-based physician," which will play important roles in determining eligibility for more than $17 billion in health IT funds supporting the meaningful use of electronic health records.

Comment letter on the National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Hospital Care: Outcomes and Efficiency, Phase II

NAPH, in collaboration with 23 other stakeholder groups, sent a letter to President Obama emphasizing that health reform include a comprehensive set of principles designed to eliminate the health disparity gap that exists for racial and ethnic minorities.

NAPH sent a letter to Representative Altmire (D-PA-4) in support of the Quality FIRST Act which would reward high quality hospital care and to bring greater value to the health care system by implementing Medicare performance based payments, or value-based purchasing (VBP).

Community Care of North Carolina has gained recognition as a successful, state-driven program using the medical home model to improve quality, control costs and better serve patients. NAPH member Carolinas HealthCare System is an integral part of this state model – navigating the patient care of approximately 100,000 Medicaid patients in the state.

NAPH was asked by the Senate Finance Committee to provide feedback on the committee's VBP proposal. These are NAPH's comments.