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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.
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Hospitals Are Cornerstones of Communities. We Must Tell Our Stories to Protect Access to Care

One year ago, a nurse at Children’s Hospital Colorado went above and beyond in a way that a very young patient and her family will never forget. 
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We Must Urge Congress to Protect Access to Medicaid, Patient Care and 24/7 Hospital Services

Congressional lawmakers are heading home for a two-week district work period after both the Senate and House passed a revised budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.
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Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Importance of Advocacy and Storytelling in Rural Health with Lori Wightman, R.N., CEO of Bothwell Regional Health Center

In this Leadership Dialogue, I’m joined by Lori Wightman, R.N., CEO of Bothwell Regional Health Center, in Sedalia, Mo. Lori and I discuss working in a “family atmosphere” unique to a rural hospital and navigating the same pressures that face urban hospitals.
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Cuts to State Medicaid Finance Methods Would Limit Access to Care for Everyone

Paragon Health Institute continues their series of misguided and harmful characterizations of Medicaid financing and provider payment.
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A Key Stretch for Urging Congress to Protect Medicaid and Access to Care

Congress is back in Washington, D.C., for a critical three-week stretch in which House and Senate Republicans are seeking to strike a compromise on a common budget resolution that would allow them
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Setting the Record Straight: Beware of Opinions Masquerading as Facts

For health care organizations that care for the 70 million Medicaid patients in the U.S., provider taxes are a life vest that keep state Medicaid programs afloat and allow them to continue providing critical health care services for their communities.
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A Full Court Press to Protect Access to Care for Patients and Communities

With March kicking off tomorrow, we’re approaching March Madness when college basketball teams across the country compete in the annual tournament that often is full of twists, turns and surprises.
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Blog: 3 Ways Not Extending the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Would Hurt Patients in Rural Communities

Congress passed into law legislation in 2021 that allowed additional eligibility for enhanced premium tax credits to help certain individuals and families purchase insurance on the health insurance marketplaces.