Medicaid
In a Q&A, Becky Pletzer, a social worker and mother, explains how critical Medicaid has been to support her son with disabilities, and why cuts to the program could be devastating to her family and others.
The magnitude of nearly a trillion-dollar reduction to the Medicaid program cannot be characterized solely as waste, fraud and abuse. The real-life consequences of these reductions will result in irreparable harm to access to care for all Americans and undermine the ability of hospitals and health…
AHA shares very serious concerns with the amendment in the nature of a substitute for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (H.R. 1) that is being considered by the Senate.
Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla., is expected to introduce an amendment to the Senate budget reconciliation bill during the vote-a-rama in the coming hours. The amendment would dramatically impact expansion states.
The table below summarizes the 10-year impact on federal Medicaid hospital spending if the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) were reduced to the traditional level for Medicaid expansion enrollees due to program churn.
On behalf of the patients and communities we serve, America’s hospitals oppose the Senate substitute to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
As both a social worker and the mother of a child with special needs, Medicaid has been imperative, forming the foundation of my son's life trajectory and outlook.
A new advertisement by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare highlights President Trump’s comments to “love and cherish” and “not touch” the Medicaid program while calling on senators not to break the president’s promise. The ad comes as Senate Republicans finalize the budget…
Kevin McEwan, DNP, R.N., chief nursing officer at Madison Memorial Hospital, shares how Medicaid provides vital behavioral health and maternal and child care access for vulnerable rural communities in Idaho, in the latest video in the AHA’s series “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care.”
With a final vote in the Senate possible as early as this weekend and key provisions still being negotiated, it’s critical that we reach out now to Senate and House Republicans to urge them to protect access to health care and services in communities.