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Advocacy Issue: Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
Hospitals and their associated facilities provide access to critical services that are not otherwise always available in the community and they treat patients with very severe conditions. Payment proposals that attempt to treat hospital outpatient departments the same as independent physician offices and other ambulatory sites of care ignore the very different level of care provided by hospitals and the needs of the patients and communities cared for in that setting.
Advocacy Issue: Rural MDH and LVA Programs
Rural hospitals receive additional support from Medicare to help address potential financial challenges associated with being rural, geographically isolated and low volume. These programs are Medicare-dependent Hospitals (MDHs), Low-volume Adjustment (LVA) and Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs).
Advocacy Issue: Presumptive Eligibility
This fact sheet provides hospitals and health systems with an overview of key considerations for implementing presumptive eligibility for charity care. The AHA encourages all members to consider whether some form of presumptive eligibility for charity care makes sense for their organization.
340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin - July 29, 2025
Register for Aug. 1 AHA Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance Call.
Rural Health Update Newsletters
AHA Rural Health Update is a compilation of news from the AHA and its Rural Health Services team. Update provides constituents with a synopsis of breaking news on key issues targeted to rural providers.
AHA 340B Advocacy Alliance Newsletter
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a notice announcing a 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program as a voluntary mechanism for qualifying drug manufacturers to effectuate the 340B ceiling price on select drugs to all 340B covered entities.
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.
Rural Advocacy and Policy
The AHA is working to ensure federal policies and regulations are updated for 21st century innovation and care delivery, and new resources are invested in rural communities to protect access.
Chair File: The Importance of Legal Advocacy
Advocacy is such an important part of what we do as hospitals and health systems — and what the AHA does on behalf of our field — to help ensure that we get the resources we need to care for our communities.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Legal Advocacy to Protect Hospitals With AHA General Counsel Chad Golder
Chad Golder, general counsel at the AHA, recently joined me on the Leadership Dialogue for a conversation on our current legal environment, what the AHA is doing on behalf of members, and what hospital and health system leaders can do to help.