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Fact Sheet: Advocacy Priorities for Fall 2022

America’s hospitals and health systems continue to deal with the difficult challenges of high inflation and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, hospitals are facing significant increases in costs of labor from workforce shortages, drugs, equipment and supplies (including food and energy costs) that are threatening their stability and ability to provide access to high quality health care services. The AHA has developed resources that hospital leaders can use to advocate on these important issues.

Fact Sheet: AHA Priorities for Budget Reconciliation Package to Support America’s Hospitals and Health Systems

It is imperative that Congress invest in America’s hospitals and health systems to ensure that the nation’s health care needs can be met today and into the future. The AHA supports investments in infrastructure, such as the health care workforce, behavioral health, the accessibility and affordability of health care coverage, emergency preparedness and the health care supply chain, telehealth and cybersecurity, among other areas.

Fact Sheet: Federal Investment Needed to Strengthen the National Medical Supply Chain

The AHA urges Congress and the Biden Administration to take steps to strengthen the nation’s medical supply chain. America’s hospitals and health systems rely on the efficient and timely delivery of supplies so they in turn can deliver safe and effective care, especially in times of emergency. We support increased investments to maintain consistent and continuous access to medical supplies for hospitals and our entire health care system.