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Advocacy Issue: Medicaid
AHA urges Congress to reject reductions to the Medicaid program that would not only strip access to health care from some of the most vulnerable populations but also destabilize hospitals and health systems, leading to a loss of services that would impact patients and communities nationwide.
Scott Amendment Could Drastically Impact Medicaid Expansion States
Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla., is expected to introduce an amendment to the Senate budget reconciliation bill during the vote-a-rama in the coming hours. The amendment would dramatically impact expansion states.
AHA Launches TV, Digital Ad Campaign Urging Congress to Protect Hospital Care
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is launching a new TV and digital ad urging Congress to protect access to hospital care across the nation as it considers legislation that could have far-ranging negative consequences for patients, communities and hospitals across America.
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.
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 April 1, 2025, when $8 billion in reductions take effect.
Your Voice Matters — Protect Access to Care in Your Community
As the Senate eyes a vote next week on its reconciliation bill, the next few days are crucial for reaching out to your senators and urging them to make changes to the current package.
Act Now: Ask Your Senators to Protect Medicaid and Access to Care
As the next step in the budget reconciliation process, the Senate is taking up the House-passed version of the budget reconciliation bill. Senate key committees, Senate leaders and others are considering changes to the House version.
ACT NOW: Ask Your Senators to Protect Medicaid Payment Rates in Reconciliation Package
Please contact your senators and urge them to oppose any efforts to further weaken SDP and provider tax provisions as passed by the House. Changes under consideration by the Senate would deteriorate hospital Medicaid reimbursement rates and threaten access for all patients.
House Passes Reconciliation Bill with Significant Policy Changes and Reductions to Medicaid, Other Health Care Programs
The House of Representatives May 22 passed by a 215-214 vote H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes significant policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces that will jeopardize access to care for communities.
America Needs Strong Hospitals to Support Healthy and Thriving Communities
We are continuing our full court press to make the case to lawmakers that enacting significant cuts to Medicaid would jeopardize access to care for the more than 72 million people who rely on the program.