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Fact Sheets
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Fact Sheet: Medicaid DSH Program

Fact Sheets
The Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program provides essential financial assistance to hospitals that care for our nation’s most vulnerable populations, including children and those who are disabled and elderly. These hospitals also provide critical community services, such as trauma and burn care, maternal and child health, high-risk neonatal care and disaster preparedness resources.
Medicaid DSH
News

Speaking Up for Priorities That Will Help Hospitals Advance Health for Patients and Communities

Perspective
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.
Rural issues, Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Site-Neutral Payment Proposals, Medicaid DSH, Medicare Physician Payment, Workplace Safety, SAVE Act, Commercial Insurer Accountability
Advisory
Member

UPDATED: Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems During a Government Shutdown

Advisory
Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted nine times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21.
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Advocacy Alliances, Medicaid DSH, Telehealth, Rural issues
Advisory
Member

UPDATED: Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Government Shutdown Looms

Advisory
Advisory revised Sept 28. with fiscal year 2026 agency contingency plans. Government funding is set to expire at midnight Sept. 30 without congressional action.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Hospital at Home, Medicaid DSH, Rural issues, Workforce
Advisory
Member

Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Government Shutdown Looms

Advisory
Government funding is set to expire at midnight Sept. 30 without congressional action.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Hospital at Home, Medicaid DSH, Rural issues, Workforce
Advisory
Member

UPDATED: Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems During a Government Shutdown

Advisory
Government funding and certain health care programs and waivers expired at midnight Sept. 30 as congressional leaders were unable to reach an agreement to keep the government funded.
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Medicaid DSH, Telehealth, Rural issues
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
News
Public

Chair File: The OBBBA and What’s Next for Health Care

Chairperson's File
The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act will bring big changes to health care.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Medicaid DSH, Medicare
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Details Legislative Priorities for Congressional Leaders

Letter/Comment
Hospitals and health systems are experiencing significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for the patients and communities they serve. As Congress begins to focus on its end-of-the-year work, America’s hospitals and health systems respectfully request that you consider the following priorities.
Medicaid DSH, Rural issues, Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC), Site-Neutral Payment Proposals, 340B Drug Pricing Program, Workplace Violence, Commercial Insurer Accountability
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA, National Hospital Groups Urge Congress to Prevent Medicaid DSH Cuts

Letter/Comment
AHA asks Majority Leader Thune, Leader Schumer, Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries to ask you to address the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program reductions scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, 2025.
Medicaid DSH