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Behavioral Health
This web page is designed to provide easy access to information and tools that will assist hospitals and health systems in navigating the changing behavioral health care system and understanding national, state and local activities affecting behavioral health.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Hospitals and health systems can play an important role in ensuring children and adolescents receive the behavioral health care they need to thrive.
Maternal Mental Health
Maternal Mental HealthMental health and substance use issues are the leading underlying causes of maternal morbidity and mortality.
Fact Sheet: Extending the Hospital-at-Home Program
The AHA supports the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 8260/S. 4350) introduced in the House by Representatives Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and in the Senate by Senators Tom Carper, D-Del., and Tim Scott, R-S.C. The bill extends the H@H waiver for five years through the end of 2029.
ACTION NEEDED: Contact Lawmakers Now on Important Issues Facing Hospitals and Health Systems
Lawmakers have returned to Washington for three weeks to consider government funding, which expires Oct. 1. Congress must pass a continuing resolution (CR) by Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
ACTION NEEDED: Talk to Lawmakers this August on Important Issues Facing Hospitals and Health Systems
Lawmakers need to hear how congressional support is necessary to ensure hospitals can provide the 24/7 access to care patients and communities depend on.
AHA Statement to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health for Hearing March 11, 2025
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.
Federal Public Policy and Legislative Solutions for Improving Maternal Health Sept. 2024
At the federal level, several legislative initiatives specific to maternal mortality have been enacted. Several other initiatives have been introduced in Congress the last year.
Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers, AABB Say U.S. Faces Critical Blood and Platelet Shortages
The American Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers and the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) in separate messages this week expressed concerns about the nation’s low blood supply levels and urged individuals to donate to boost supplies.
AHA Letter to Senator Lankford Expressing Support of Congressional Review Act (CRA) Resolutions
The AHA writes in support of S.J.Res. 91, a joint resolution for congressional disapproval of a rule relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting."