Statement on House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Hearing on Medicare

Rural hospitals provide critical health care services to millions of Medicare patients in communities across the country. To secure the future of rural access to care, we strongly support the reauthorization of programs that are set to expire at the end of the year, including the Medicare-dependent hospitals and enhanced low-volume adjustment programs, and the ambulance add-on payment adjustment. We applaud the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee for holding today’s hearing and we look forward to working with all members of Congress to reauthorize these important programs for rural areas.

About the AHA

The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the health improvement of their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which include nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 43,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends. For more information, visit the AHA website at www.aha.org.