A new AHA video features hospital and health system leaders from across the country sharing how severe financial pressures are jeopardizing access to care and services for patients in their communities. Visit AHA’s Pressure Points webpage for more information and resources about the challenges facing the hospital field. The AHA this week urged lawmakers to prioritize certain actions to help hospitals and health systems address rising costs, workforce challenges and diminished Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.

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National health spending is projected to have reached $5.7 trillion in 2025, up 7.3% from 2024, according to an analysis by the Centers for…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 11 released guidance detailing plans to implement new guidelines and standards for determining budget…
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The New York Times published a letter to the editor May 16 by AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack that responds to a May 4 op-ed that claimed hospitals are…
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The AHA will host a webinar May 21 at 1 p.m. ET on key proposed changes to the fiscal year 2027 inpatient prospective payment system from the Centers for…
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An AHA blog says an essay published in The New York Times wrongly frames hospitals as the leading “culprit” behind rising health care costs. “It…
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A May 4 guest essay published in The New York Times frames hospitals as the leading “culprit” behind rising health care costs. It reduces a complex health…