Issue Landing Page
Landing pages for the American Hospital Association's top advocacy issues.
In support of the health of our patients and communities, as well as the stability of the entire health care system, the AHA urges Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits.
The Medicaid program is the largest single source of health care coverage in the United States, covering nearly half of all children, many low-income elderly and disabled individuals, and working adults in low-wage jobs. With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), Congress…
The hospital-at-home (H@H) model — where patients receive acute-level care in their homes, rather than in a hospital — has emerged as an innovative and promising approach to providing high-quality care to patients in the comfort of their homes. Congressional action is needed to extend the waivers…
Recognizing both the immediate and potential long-term benefits of telehealth, we urge Congress, CMS and other executive agencies to take action to make critical telehealth flexibilities permanent.
Rural hospitals receive additional support from Medicare to help address potential financial challenges associated with being rural, geographically isolated and low volume. These programs are Low-volume Adjustment (LVA), Medicare-dependent Hospitals (MDHs) and Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs).
Hospitals, health systems and their staff support enactment of a federal law that would protect health care workers from violence and intimidation, just as current federal law protects airline and airport workers. Congress should enact the bipartisan Save Healthcare Workers Act (SAVE) (H.R. 3178/S…
The Hospital Community Collaborative provides resources to hospitals seeking to collaborate to reduce disparities in health outcomes.
Maternal Mental HealthMental health and substance use issues are the leading underlying causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Maternal mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder are the most prominent complications of pregnancy, child birth, and…
The Patient Safety Initiative (PSI) is a collaborative, data-driven effort that gives hospitals and health systems a strong voice in the national conversation around health care safety, centering the views of clinicians, and telling the hospital and health system patient safety story.