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Costs of Caring

This report outlines the key trends impacting hospital financial stability in 2025.
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Associate Podcast Series - Ep. 93 | Unite Us

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, vice president of business management and operations at the American Hospital Association, is joined by Katie Keating, vice president of ​​solutions engineering at Unite Us. Join us as we explore how hospitals are addressing drivers of health such as housing, food, and transportation by embedding community referrals into EHRs and care systems. This enables care teams to respond to non-medical needs within clinical workflows using scalable, privacy-conscious integrations like SMART on FHIR and APIs.
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Report: Hospitals and health systems squeezed by persistent economic challenges 

The AHA April 30 released a report highlighting how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial headwinds that can challenge their ability to provide care to their patients and communities.
Press Releases
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AHA Statement on House Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Despite months of clearly demonstrating the implications that these Medicaid proposals will have on the patients and communities we serve, especially the most vulnerable populations, Congress has enacted cuts of nearly a trillion dollars to the Medicaid program.
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AHA Associate Podcast Series, Ep. 87 | Guidehouse

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, vice president of business management and operations at the American Hospital Association is joined by Theodore Scherpenberg, chief financial officer at The Christ Hospital Health Network (TCHHN) in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Eric Kammer, partner at Guidehouse. AHA members will hear firsthand from TCHHN leaders about a bold, multi-year transformation. Leaders will share their insights on how they are aligning strategy, finance, operations and culture to build long-term sustainability.
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Key Highlights of the Final One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The Senate July 1, and the House July 2, passed a budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), H.R. 1, a sweeping package that enacts many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction. The bill includes significant policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
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How an Ohio Children’s Hospital Built Trust, Fulfilled Promises — and Improved Housing and Health in Its Communities

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is now implementing what we believe is a truly neighborhood-driven and co-designed community investment initiative in Columbus, Ohio.
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AHA urges congressional support of health care programs in FY 2025 appropriations

AHA urged leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to give favorable funding consideration in fiscal year 2025 to health care programs shown to improve access to quality health care for patients and communities. 
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AHA Board Chair-elect delivers remarks at health care investor conference

AHA Board Chair-elect Tina Freese Decker, CEO of Michigan-based Corewell Health, May 21 addressed more than 400 hospital and health system leaders and investors at the 2024 Not-for-Profit Health Care Investor Conference in New York City.
Press Releases

New AHA Report: Hospitals and Health Systems Continue to Face Rising Costs, Economic Pressures

The American Hospital Association (AHA) today released a new report showing that hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for the patients and communities they serve.