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AHA 2026 Advocacy Agenda

Explore the AHA's 2026 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
Advocacy & Public Policy, AHA, Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Access to Behavioral Health, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Quality & Patient Safety, Workforce, Making Healthcare More Affordable, Advancing Best Practices for Hospitals & Health Systems, Innovation, Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC), Medicare, Reimbursement
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AHA/ACEP, Others Urge CMS to Allow Hospitals to Post Anti-violence Signage in EDs

We respectfully request that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issue clear guidance enabling hospitals to post appropriate signage in emergency departments (EDs) to discourage threats and acts of violence against health care workers, consistent with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Workplace Violence, Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Workers, Advocacy & Public Policy, Hospitals Against Violence
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House Passes Revised Appropriations Package Ending Partial Government Shutdown

On Jan 30, the Senate passed an amended version of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R. 7148) by a vote of 71-29.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Medicare, Reimbursement, Access to Behavioral Health

Advocacy Action Center

Advocacy
Advocacy & Public Policy, Nurse Leadership, Nurses

AONL Advocacy Center

Advocacy
Advocacy & Public Policy, Nurses, Nurse Leadership
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Fact Sheet: Health Care Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the Need for a Federal Legislative Response

Congress should enact the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, which provides health care workplace protections against violence similar to those that exist for flight crews, flight attendants and airport workers.
Workplace Violence, Workforce, Hospitals Against Violence, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy

Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Health Care Workforce

The AHA urges Congress and the Biden Administration to prioritize funding for the infrastructure that supports the health care workforce needs of the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.
Infrastructure, Workforce, Advocacy & Public Policy, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy

Fact Sheet: Statutory PAYGO Sequester Relief Needed for Health Providers

The Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Statutory PAYGO) requires, among other things, that mandatory spending and revenue legislation not increase the federal budget deficit over a 5- or 10-year period.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions

Fact Sheet: Medicare Sequester Relief Extension Needed for Health Providers

AHA highlights the need to suspend Medicare sequester cuts for healthcare providers in this fact sheet on Medicare sequestration relief extension.
Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions, Advocacy & Public Policy
Member Non-Fed

Fact Sheet: Provider/Health Plan Contracting Provisions Reduce Access to Care

The Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act (S. 2840) includes a provision that would prevent doctors and hospitals from negotiating reasonable agreements with commercial health insurance plans.
Products and Services Contracting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy