Some recent media articles have used the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s March report to Congress to suggest a one-sided, inaccurate and misleading view of hospitals’ financial situations, writes Ashley Thompson, AHA’s senior vice president for public policy analysis and development. READ MORE

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The Senate’s budget resolution to set up a third reconciliation bill was released Aug. 7 by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.…
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The Senate soon is expected to join House colleagues in returning home to their states and districts. These traditional August state and district work periods…
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The Senate Aug. 5 voted 51-44 to confirm Erica Schwartz as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. …
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Update: The Senate passed the continuing resolution Aug. 8 by a vote of 90-6 and one present vote. The Senate is expected to vote this week on its own…
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The AHA July 27 expressed support for the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 (S. 1482), legislation that would establish state-based nursing…
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The House July 21 passed a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Dec. 4 by a 220-205 vote. The CR does not include extensions of key…