Issue Landing Page
Landing pages for the American Hospital Association's top advocacy issues.
Hospitals and their associated facilities provide access to critical services that are not otherwise always available in the community and they treat patients with very severe conditions. Payment proposals that attempt to treat hospital outpatient departments the same as independent physician…
The federal agency that oversees the Medicare program (CMS) recently announced a change in the long-term care hospital (LTCH) high-cost outlier payment policy. As a result, LTCHs are being asked to incur greater and greater losses as they care for severely ill patients.
According to a 2022 policy brief from the National Rural Health Association, rural areas can experience a severe lack of access to and availability of the full range of behavioral health care services, challenges with mental health workforce recruitment and retention, and technology barriers…
The AHA has the responsibility and opportunity to take action on the most pressing health care issues today. We embrace this opportunity to drive meaningful progress, and to do so by collaborating with our hospital and health system members, government agencies, business partners, community…
AHA is dedicated to helping hospitals defend against and deflect cyberattacks by supporting Healthcare Public Health Cybersecurity Performance Goals.
Guidance and resources to support hospitals’ efforts to assess, plan for and respond to the environment’s impact on community health.
The Hospitals Against Violence Initiative (HAV) is proud to partner with the National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center (NMVVRC) to provide resources and support surrounding incidents of mass violence for the communities and patients served by our hospitals and health systems.
Learn from case studies of organizations that have addressed workplace violence using best practices and individual solutions tailored to their size, resources, and culture.
This can be through migration to Accountable Care Organization Models, Patient Centered Medical Homes or other Alternative Payment Models.
At the upstream end of the value-based payment spectrum, organizations can assume full risk for a population through capitated payments, global budgets, and provider led insurance plans.