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Fact Sheet: One Big Beautiful Bill Act Would Significantly Reduce Availability of Coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplaces
The House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA, H.R. 1) makes significant changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces that would lead to millions of people losing their coverage and becoming uninsured.
Rural Hospitals at Risk: Cuts to Medicaid Would Further Threaten Access
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) would result in 1.8 million individuals in rural communities losing their Medicaid coverage by 2034. In addition, select Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1 would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over 10 years.
Fact Sheet: Budget Reconciliation 101
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.
Fact Sheet: Presumptive Eligibility
A growing trend in hospital and health system financial assistance programs is the incorporation of presumptive eligibility screenings for charity care. Presumptive eligibility refers to an automated process of analyzing readily available financial and other data to approximate a patient’s financial need.
Estimated Impact of FMAP Reduction
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.
Fact Sheet: Impact of Tariffs on Health Care Equipment
BackgroundHaving adequate and up-to-date medical supplies, devices and equipment
Medicaid Spending Reductions Would Lead to Losses in Jobs, Economic Activity and Tax Revenue for States
The AHA’s analysis reflects the incremental economic impacts of Medicaid cuts across the entire program in each
state, including spending on hospitals, physician offices, specialists and pharmacies.
Medicaid Coverage Supports Rural Patients, Hospitals, and Communities
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. Many in Congress are currently considering cuts to the Medicaid program, which could have a devastating impact on rural hospitals and patients.
Fact Sheet: Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the Need for a Federal Legislative Response
For the past decade, the health care field has experienced a sharp increase in workplace violence.
Fact Sheet: The 340B Drug Pricing Program
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 communities they serve.