Fact Sheets
The American Hospital Association (AHA) fact sheets on important issues facing hospitals and health systems. Fact Sheets define the terms of issues facing hospitals and health systems and provide in-depth explanations of the AHA's position on these issues.
One in seven Americans live in rural areas and rely on rural hospitals and health systems for the health and well-being of their communities.
Medicare pays most acute care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Some of these 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-…
The Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program provides essential financial assistance to hospitals that care for our nation’s most vulnerable populations, including children and those who are disabled and elderly. These hospitals also provide critical community services, such as trauma…
Health care — and hospital care in particular — requires a full team of highly trained health care professionals working together to provide high quality, comprehensive, person-centered care.
The AHA supports the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, which was introduced in the House by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., and Dwight Evans, D-Pa., and in the Senate by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Rev. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. The bill extends the hospital-at-home…
Learn what the HHS 340B Drug Pricing Program is and what 340B hospitals are. The program allows 340B hospitals to stretch limited federal resources to reduce the price of outpatient pharmaceuticals for patients by providing 340B drug pricing discounts and expand health services to the patients and…
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government moved quickly to ensure hospitals and health systems were able to leverage telehealth services to respond efficiently and effectively to a wave of unprecedented need.
The enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) help middle-class Americans purchase affordable, comprehensive coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace. These tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, putting millions of families at risk of higher costs and coverage losses.
For nearly 30 years, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has provided financial help to safety-net hospitals to manage rising prescription drug costs. Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted…