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Special Bulletin
Member

Senate Deal Reached to End Government Shutdown

Special Bulletin
Over the weekend, senators reached a deal to reopen the government. The agreement includes a three-bill, full-year spending package for 1) the Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration, 2) the Legislative Branch, and 3) the Defense Department construction projects and the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as a short-term continuing resolution to extend funding for the rest of the government until Jan. 30, 2026.
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Medicaid DSH, Rural issues, Medicare, Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Cybersecurity, Workforce, Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions
Special Bulletin
Member

House Releases Continuing Resolution to Fund Government, Extends Key Health Care Provisions

Special Bulletin
Today, the House Committee on Appropriations released the legislative text for a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through Nov. 21, 2025.
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Medicaid DSH, Rural issues, Medicare, Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Cybersecurity
Action Alert
Member Non-Fed

TAKE ACTION: Engage Lawmakers in August to Build Support for Key Priorities

Action Alert
It is important to engage with your lawmakers while they are home and discuss the impact that the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and additional policy proposals that are under consideration will have on hospitals’ ability to provide care.
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC), Site-Neutral Payment Proposals, 340B Drug Pricing Program, Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Workplace Violence
Testimony
Public

AHA Statement to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health for Hearing March 11, 2025

Testimony
Post-acute care is provided to patients who have been discharged from an acute-care hospital but still require services such as close medical supervision, nursing care, therapies and other support.
Post-Acute Care, Medicare Advantage, Workforce Shortages, Long-Term Care PPS, Inpatient Rehab Facility PPS, Skilled Nursing Facility PPS, Home Health PPS
Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Hospital Costs Explained

Fact Sheets
The mission of each and every hospital in America is to serve the health care needs of the people in its community 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But, hospitals’ work is made more difficult by our fragmented health care system — a system that leaves millions of people unable to afford the health care services they need.
COVID-19: Coverage and Reimbursement, Reimbursement, Medicaid, Medicare, Cost Management
Campaign
Member Non-Fed

Medicare Sequestration Moratorium Advocacy

Initiatives/Campaigns
To spur lawmakers’ action on this issue, AHA is asking its members to urge their elected officials to support bills in the House and Senate that would extend the moratorium beyond April 1. It is critical that we gain bipartisan support for this effort, as it will require at least 60 votes to pass in the Senate.
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions
Campaign

Senate Medicare Sequestration Moratorium Advocacy

Initiatives/Campaigns
The Senate is expect to soon consider bipartisan legislation introduced last week by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, that would prevent the 2% across-the-board cut to all Medicare payments, known as sequestration, from taking effect during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The AHA is asking its members to immediately help muster support in the Senate — particularly among Republicans — for the Medicare Sequester Relief Act (S. 748).
Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments on CMS Medicare Advantage, Part D Proposed Rule for Contract Year 2026

Letter/Comment
January 27, 2025Jeff WuActing AdministratorCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services7500 Security BlvdBaltimore, MD 21244
Medicare Advantage
Fact Sheets
Public

Fact Sheet: Statutory PAYGO Sequester Relief Needed for Health Providers

Fact Sheets
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in historic challenges for hospitals and health systems and the communities they serve. This has placed unprecedented stress on the entire health care system and its financing.
Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions