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AHA members are pursuing practices that can reduce health outcome disparities and thereby improve health outcomes for all populations.
Budget reconciliation is an optional process under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that allows for expedited consideration of certain fiscal legislation that makes changes to mandatory spending, revenues and/or the debt limit.
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The AHA Board of Trustees created the Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities. Comprised of 29 hospital and health system leaders and state hospital association CEOs, the task force held meetings, heard from policymakers and conducted field hearings to speak with hospital and…
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has launched its inaugural group of 11 Project M.O.M. catalyst site hospitals, marking a major step forward in addressing maternal overdose mortality across the state.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027.
On March 11, 2026, Cisco released an advisory for IOS XR software, addressing two high-severity vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-20040 and CVE-2026-20046, which allow authenticated users to gain root and administrative access.
This week, the AHA released an updated Costs of Caring report, which provides a data-driven assessment of the structural drivers of hospital care cost growth.
Medicare’s payment differences between hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and physician offices reflect the reality that HOPDs care for more complex patients, operate under stringent safety requirements, and maintain vital community services.
The AHA released the 2026 edition of its annual Costs of Caring report. It shows hospitals and health systems continue to face increases in the costs of people, supplies, medicines and infrastructure needed to provide care and services to their communities.