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When Medicaid Disappears: How Cuts Could Devastate Behavioral Health Care in Rural America

In this conversation, Jon Ulven, Ph.D., behavioral health psychologist and chair of adult psychology at Sanford Health, details the fragile behavioral health landscape in rural America and how Medicaid cuts could deepen gaps in health care access and resources.
Advisory
Member Non-Fed

Key Highlights of the Final One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The Senate July 1, and the House July 2, passed a budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), H.R. 1, a sweeping package that enacts many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction. The bill includes significant policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Action Alert
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AHA Asks Congressional Leadership to Fund Hospitals, Protect Health Care Workers

Before the lame-duck session ends and the 118th Congress adjourns, it is essential that federal lawmakers understand the challenges hospitals and health systems face and what is at stake for the patients and communities they represent.
Testimony
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AHA Statement for Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Rural Health Care

AHA statement on policies to ensure rural patients continue to receive access to high-quality care.
Letter/Comment
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AHA Urges Congress to Act on Key Priorities in Lame-duck Session

AHA letter urging Congress to act on key priorities in Lame-duck session.
News

AHA comments to MedPAC on 2024-2025 cycle 

The AHA Aug. 13 commented to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in anticipation of the commission’s 2024-2025 cycle.
News

New AHA report highlights mounting financial challenges for hospitals

The AHA May 2 released a new report highlighting how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for patients and communities. 
News

Hospitals Face Financial Pressures as Costs of Caring Continue to Surge

The AHA’s new Costs of Caring report highlights how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for patients and communities.
Fact Sheets
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Fact Sheet: Majority of Hospital Payments Dependent on Medicare or Medicaid

It is broadly acknowledged that Medicare reimburses hospitals less than the cost of providing care and their reimbursement rates are non-negotiable.
Special Bulletin
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Special Bulletin: CMMI Issues Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model Final Rule

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Nov. 26 finalized a new mandatory payment model that will begin on July 1, 2025 and test whether hospital performance-based incentive payments or penalties will increase access to kidney transplants while preserving or enhancing the quality of care and reducing Medicare expenditures. The rule also includes standard provisions that will apply to all CMMI models whose first performance period begins on or after Jan. 1, 2025.