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Advocacy Issue: Medicaid
The Medicaid program is the largest single source of health care coverage in the United States, covering nearly half of all children, many low-income elderly and disabled individuals, and working adults in low-wage jobs. With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), Congress made policy changes that will reduce federal spending for the Medicaid program by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 10 years.
Advocacy Issue: Medicaid DSH Payment Cuts
The Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program provides essential financial assistance to hospitals that care for our nation’s most vulnerable populations — children, impoverished, disabled and elderly. The Medicaid DSH payment reductions are scheduled to be implemented on Oct. 1, 2025, when $8 billion in reductions take effect.
Behavioral Health: Advocacy & Regulatory Resources
This section highlights the latest of these efforts and key topics impacted by them, including full implementation of the parity law, modification/elimination of 42CFR-Part 2, expanding funding for opiate use disorder treatment, appropriate quality measures, and more.
ACTION NEEDED: Ask Lawmakers to Protect Access to Care, Support Hospitals
Ask lawmakers to protect access to care, Support hospitals. Share why certain policies need to be extended and how funding reductions would impact access to care in your community.
AHA Expresses Support for Senate Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act
AHA letter to Senators Barrasso and Whitehouse expressing support for the Senate Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act.
AHA Expresses Support for House Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act
AHA letter to Representatives LaHood, DelBene, Dunn and Schrier expressing support for the House Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act.
Advocacy Issue: Enhanced Premium Tax Credits
In support of the health of our patients and communities, as well as the stability of the entire health care system, the AHA urges Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Continuing the Work to Strengthen Health in America With AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack joined me for a Leadership Dialogue conversation to help us understand the key provisions that apply to health care.
Behind the Bill: What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Hospitals and Health Systems
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, talks with Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, about the sweeping impacts this legislation will have in the health care field.
Act Now: Ask Your Lawmakers to Protect Medicaid and Access to Care
AHA members across the country are reaching out to their lawmakers this week, both in Washington, D.C., and in their home states, to deliver key messages on the impact of the proposals in the House and Senate versions of the budget reconciliation draft legislation.