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Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Letter to CMS on the Rural Health Transformation Program

AHA urges the CMS to ensure that the Rural Health Transformation Program funding prioritizes payments to hospitals through an efficient and streamlined state application and award process.
Advisory
Member

White House Issues Presidential Memorandum on ‘Eliminating Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Medicaid’

The White House June 6 issued a Presidential memorandum in which the Administration expresses its view that rapid growth in State Directed Payment (SDP) programs is a threat to the nation’s long-term stability, and that the “imbalance between Medicaid and Medicare payment rates under these programs jeopardizes access to care for seniors.”
News

As markup begins, AHA issues detailed comments on E&C bill with Medicaid changes

The House Energy and Commerce Committee May 13 is beginning to mark up its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill.
Fact Sheets
Public

Rural Hospitals at Risk: Cuts to Medicaid Would Further Threaten Access

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) would result in 1.8 million individuals in rural communities losing their Medicaid coverage by 2034. In addition, select Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1 would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over 10 years.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Letter to Congressional Leadership on Potential Medicaid, EPTC Policy Changes

The American Hospital Association (AHA) writes to express support for the Medicaid program as the reconciliation package is developed.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Expresses Support for Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act

AHA expresses support for Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act.
Advisory
Member Non-Fed

AHA Summary of One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Provisions Impacting Hospitals and Health Systems

This is a summary of provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that affect hospitals and health systems, as well as some resources from the Congressional Budget Office regarding the impact of the bill.
Advisory
Member Non-Fed

Detailed Summary of One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA; Public Law No. 119-21)

President Trump July 4 signed into law the OBBBA; Public Law No. 119-21, a sweeping package that enacts many of the administration’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security and energy. The bill includes significant policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Action Alert
Member Non-Fed

ACT NOW: Ask Your Senators to Protect Medicaid Payment Rates in Reconciliation Package

Please contact your senators and urge them to oppose any efforts to further weaken SDP and provider tax provisions as passed by the House. Changes under consideration by the Senate would deteriorate hospital Medicaid reimbursement rates and threaten access for all patients.