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Guides/Reports
Member

Analysis: Hospitals and Health Systems Are Critical to Preserving Access to Care for Rural Communities

Hospitals and health systems play critical roles in preserving access to care for patients in rural America.
Issue Landing Page

Advocacy Issue: Site-Neutral Payment Proposals

Hospitals and their associated facilities provide access to critical services that are not otherwise always available in the community and they treat patients with very severe conditions. Payment proposals that attempt to treat hospital outpatient departments the same as independent physician offices and other ambulatory sites of care ignore the very different level of care provided by hospitals and the needs of the patients and communities cared for in that setting.
Action Alert
Member Non-Fed

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

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.
Action Alert
Member

ACT NOW: Urge Your Members of Congress to Protect Medicaid and Other Crucial Programs

Congressional committees have begun marking up their portions of a reconciliation bill to enact key pieces of President Trump’s agenda.
Action Alert
Member Non-Fed

TAKE ACTION: Urge Lawmakers to Reject Medicaid Cuts, Protect Access to Care

With your senators and representatives home in their states and districts for the next two weeks, please reach out to your lawmakers and urge them to reject funding cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs as part of reconciliation bill.
Advisory
Member

CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule for CY 2026

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 15 issued a
News

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.
Fact Sheets
Public

Fact Sheet: Legislative Proposals Under Consideration Would Jeopardize Access to Care for Patients and Communities

Congress is considering several proposals that would impose additional Medicare site-neutral payment reductions for services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
Advocacy Alliance Update
Public

AHA Site-neutral Advocacy Alliance Bulletin -March 22, 2024

AHA responds to deeply flawed editorial.
Advisory
Member

Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule for CY 2026

The AHA is disappointed that CMS proposes an inadequate Medicare outpatient hospital payment update, as many hospitals — especially those in rural and underserved communities — operate under challenging financial pressures.