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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…
AHA comments on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Individual Access Services (IAS) Exchange Purpose (XP) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) version 3.0.
At the AHA’s 2026 Annual Membership Meeting, more than 1,000 hospital and health system leaders came to Washington, D.C., united by a shared responsibility: to ensure every community has access to high‑quality, affordable care.
The latest report from Paragon, which has targeted hospitals, relies on a long list of distorted and debunked arguments.
University of Utah Health is expanding its TeleNICU program to improve access to specialty newborn care in rural communities across the Mountain West.
The new AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award seeks to recognize and share the accomplishments of rural hospitals that exemplify responsiveness, innovation and excellence in developing, implementing and/or sustaining programs and services.
In this conversation, Katie Au, M.D. and Katherine Jorda, M.D., directors of the Perinatal Trauma Clinic at Oregon Health & Science University, explore how trauma can emerge during pregnancy, labor or postpartum.