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Medicaid Coverage Supports Rural Patients, Hospitals, and Communities
One in seven Americans live in rural areas and rely on rural hospitals and health systems for the health and well-being of their communities.
Fact Sheet: 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.
What's at Stake: Medicaid covers the people you know.
Protect Access to Care: The AHA urges Congress to reject reductions to the Medicaid program that would threaten health care access for patients.
Update: Congress Passes Health Care Funding, Extends Key Health Care Provisions
Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7148), which consists of a short-term continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill and a package of five full-year appropriations bills, containing conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions, Cybersecurity, Rural issues, Workforce, Child and Adolescent Health, Maternal Health, Medical Education and Research, Access to Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder, Disaster Preparedness, 340B Drug Pricing Program
Fact Sheet: 340B Drug Pricing Program Contract Pharmacy Arrangements
Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to health care organizations that care for patients in vulnerable communities.
CMS Releases Guidance on Community Engagement Requirements
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Dec. 8 issued a Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Informational Bulletin providing guidance for states on implementing Medicaid community engagement requirements as mandated by Section 71119 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Provider Taxes
The federal and state governments share the responsibility of financing the Medicaid program.
Fact Sheet: Underpayment by Medicare and Medicaid
Each year, the American Hospital Association (AHA) collects aggregate information on the payments and costs associated with care delivered to beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid by U.S. hospitals.
Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care
Congress is considering policy options that could collectively reduce federal spending for the Medicaid program by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 10 years.
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Hospital Payment Basics
AHA urges Congress to reject reductions to hospitals’ Medicaid payments.