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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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Protecting Access to Patient Care in Rural Communities Across America

For the 57 million Americans who live in rural areas, their hospital is the lifeblood of the community.
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America Needs Strong Hospitals to Foster Healthy and Thriving Communities

Hospitals and health systems are facing many significant challenges, including historic workforce shortages, soaring costs of providing care, cracks in the supply chain, severe underpayment by Medicare and Medicaid, and overwhelming regulatory and administrative burdens, just to name a few. These challenges are jeopardizing access to care and services for patients and communities.
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Making our Voice Heard and Leading the Way to Advance Health in America

It is important for us to continue to exercise the principles of democracy that Washington and the Founding Fathers fought so hard for and speak up, asking hard questions of candidates in this election year and evaluating their thinking on the issues that affect our field.
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Overcoming Challenges to Ensure Local Access to Care for Patients and Communities

America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope, comfort and caring. Today, they also face many challenges that jeopardize their ability to always be there ready to care.
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We Must Keep Our Hospitals Strong and Communities Healthy

This week’s observance of Labor Day reminds us of the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity and well-being.
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Perspective: Making Sure Hospitals Have the Resources to Care for Patients and Communities

we are deeply concerned that last week’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed rule would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by just 2.7% in calendar year 2023 compared to 2022. Given the current historic rates of inflation and continued labor and supply cost pressures, a much higher update is warranted.
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Advancing Health in America Is a Bipartisan Goal We Can All Get Behind

The convening of the 118th Congress this week is a reminder of Washington’s highly-charged political environment.
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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.
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Perspective: Reconnected and Ready to Rebuild and Reimagine a Better Health Care System

Courage. Compassion. Workforce. Health equity. Heroes. Challenges. Innovation. Community partnerships. Leadership. Opportunities. These were some of the most common words we heard from attendees and speakers talking about our field at this week’s AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.