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Preparing and Supporting the Next Generation of Health Care Leaders

The AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship focuses on developing leaders and empowering them to bring about real and lasting change in the hospitals and health systems in which they serve, as well as in our field overall.
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Hospitals Face Increased Costs of Caring for Patients

This week, the AHA released an updated Costs of Caring report, which provides a data-driven assessment of the structural drivers of hospital care cost growth.
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Supporting Access to Care in Rural Communities

More than 57 million rural Americans depend on their hospital not only as an important source of care but also as a critical component of their area's economic and social framework. Rural hospitals also face the same difficulties shared by many hospitals — including financial stress, workforce shortages, and inadequate reimbursement from government payers like Medicare and Medicaid, just to name a few. The AHA is engaged in many advocacy efforts to support rural hospitals and ensure access to care in rural communities.
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Hospitals and Health Systems Continue a Wonderful Legacy of National Service

On Monday, we observe two events of great importance to our nation: the quadrennial inauguration of a president, and we recognize the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to nonviolent change in the cause of justice. These two occasions are intertwined in profound ways.
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Making our Voice Heard and Leading the Way to Advance Health in America

It is important for us to continue to exercise the principles of democracy that Washington and the Founding Fathers fought so hard for and speak up, asking hard questions of candidates in this election year and evaluating their thinking on the issues that affect our field.
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Continuing Our Efforts to Address Violence

Every day, the women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems show up for work to deliver healing and hope for patients, comfort families and strengthen communities.
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A New Year of Working Together to Advance Health in America

Congress returned to Washington this week with a full plate of issues to contend with in the short term as it defines its legislative agenda for the remainder of 2026.
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Our Message to Every Lawmaker and Candidate: We Care and We Vote

As we prepare for the 2026 midterm elections and the campaign season begins to heat up, it’s important for all health care providers to speak up, ask hard questions of candidates and evaluate their thinking on the issues that affect our field.
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Protecting Health Care Workers and Communities from Violence

America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope and health.