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AHA Response to RFI Related to Schedule A Occupations that Satisfy the Permanent Labor Certification Requirement

AHA responds to the DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification Employment and Training Administration's request for information related to Schedule A occupations that satisfy the permanent labor certification requirement.
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Congress Is Considering Hospital Cuts; Tell Them to Reject Proposals That Could Jeopardize Patients’ Access to Care

Several House subcommittees April 26 will hold hearings on a variety of issues that affect hospitals and health systems, including transparency, site-neutral payment policies, tax-exempt status, workforce shortages and the Provider Relief Fund.
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AHA Supports the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R. 2389)

The AHA voices support legislation, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R. 2389).

Issue Brief: Patients and Providers Faced with Increasing Delays in Timely Discharges

Patients requiring additional care after a hospitalization — such as skilled nursing, behavioral health or therapy-at-home — face growing delays in accessing that care. Delays in discharges as patients move through the continuum of care can cause harm to patients’ health outcomes and can impact their quality of life by slowing their recovery.

Workforce Shortages Delay Patient Discharges and Exacerbate Providers’ Severe Financial Challenges

Significant workforce shortages at facilities, such as those in post-acute and behavioral health, is making it more difficult for hospitals to efficiently and appropriately discharge patients. Hospitals have to bear the costs of caring for patients for those excess days without any reimbursement.

Fact Sheet: The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 imposed caps on the number of residents for which each teaching hospital is eligible to receive Medicare direct graduate medical education (DGME) and indirect medical education (IME) payments. These caps have remained in place and have generally only been adjusted as a result of certain limited and one-time programs.