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Annual Conference

Rural Health Care Leadership Conference | AHA

Join rural health care leaders from across the nation at the AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference.
News

NORC, Coalition report finds MA patients face longer hospital stays, reduced follow-up care access 

A report released June 17 by NORC at the University of Chicago, commissioned by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare, found that patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to experience longer hospital stays and experience delays in transfer to post-acute care facilities than those on Traditional Medicare.
Stories

Rural hospital’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare program closes care gaps

Monadnock Community Hospital’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH) program is closing care gaps in the rural community of Peterborough, N.H., and the eastern Monadnock region.
News

Analysis: Rural hospitals at risk due to cuts in OBBA

Data from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that health care cuts under consideration in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) could place over 300 rural hospitals across the U.S. at risk of closure, conversion or service reductions.
Initiatives/Campaigns

Hospitals That Have Committed to the 340B Principles

To ensure good stewardship of the 340B program, hospitals participating in the program should structure hospital policies and practices to demonstrate their commitment. That demonstration of commitment includes sharing publicly how 340B savings are used to benefit the community, by, for example reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services for those in the community. The following hospitals have taken that commitment.
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Public

The Effects of Medicare Advantage on Rural Hospitals With St. Bernards Healthcare

Half of all Medicare beneficiaries get their benefits through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, which are offered by private companies and in theory should provide the same level of coverage of traditional Medicare.
Case Studies
Public

Kittitas Valley Healthcare

Situated in Ellensburg in the heart of central Washington, Kittitas County Public Hospital District No. 1, also known as Kittitas Valley Healthcare (KVH), provides care to Kittitas County and surrounding areas.
340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin
Member

340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin for June 13, 2025

340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin for June 13, 2025
Letter/Comment
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AHA Comments on CMS FY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule

AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
News

AHA files brief defending South Dakota’s 340B contract pharmacy law

The AHA May 14 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in defense of the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law prohibiting drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies that would be provided via in-house pharmacies.