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Improving Maternal Outcomes Starts with Knowing Why

According to the CDC, 80% of pregnancy-related deaths can be prevented; that’s a 20% increase from previous years. Know why? That’s the theme for today’s Maternal Health Awareness Day – Know Why. Maternal Health Awareness Day, Jan. 23, shines a light on the many complex factors contributing to maternal health deaths and amplifies promising initiatives to combat the rising rates of maternal morbidity and mortality.
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Uniting to Protect Access to Care for Patients and Communities

After a week’s delay to try to build consensus among Republicans — due in large part to concerns we have been raising about Medicaid cuts —  the House Energy & Commerce Committee could begin next week drafting its portion of the budget reconciliation bill as part of President Trump’s agenda to advance tax cuts that disproportionately benefit high income individuals.
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Connect with Your Lawmakers and Urge Them to Protect Access to Care

House members are back in their districts for the August recess and senators are likely to return to their states soon.
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Speaking Up for Priorities That Will Help Hospitals Advance Health for Patients and Communities

It is important to use the August recess that begins next week as an opportunity to engage senators and representatives while they are back home. It is critical for federal lawmakers to understand the challenges hospitals and health systems face.
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Working to Enact Key Priorities in Year-end Legislation to Ensure Patient Access to Care

December’s holiday rush is in full swing on Capitol Hill as Congress returned to Washington this week facing a long list of to-dos and a short time to do them. The Dec.
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Strengthening Cybersecurity to Protect Patients and Access to Care

The never-ending barrage of ransomware and cyberattacks against the health care sector has only strengthened the resolve of hospitals and health systems to reinforce their defenses and protect safe access to care for patients and communities.
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Drug Prices and Shortages Jeopardize Patient Access to Quality Hospital Care

The inability of many patients to obtain needed drug therapies due to either high prices or shortages has negatively affected patient o
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Take Action Now to Protect Patient Care

As congressional leaders continue to hammer out annual spending bills ahead of the Jan. 19 and Feb. 2 deadlines to fund various agencies, a number of important issues affecting hospitals and health systems are being considered.