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AHA urges congressional support of health care programs in FY 2025 appropriations

AHA urged leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to give favorable funding consideration in fiscal year 2025 to health care programs shown to improve access to quality health care for patients and communities. 

Report: Delayed or missing payments increased for hospitals in first quarter

Hospitals and health systems nationwide saw a sizable increase in delayed or missing payments in first quarter 2024, according to a report released May 10 by Strata on health care performance trends.

AHA rebukes latest RAND report on hospital pricing

The RAND Corporation May 13 released its latest hospital pricing report, which focuses on prices paid for care at the hospital and service-line level. 

Hospitals Face Financial Pressures as Costs of Caring Continue to Surge

The AHA’s new Costs of Caring report highlights how hospitals and health systems continue to experience significant financial pressures that challenge their ability to provide 24/7 care for patients and communities.

DOJ announces task force on health care monopolies and collusion

The Department of Justice May 9 announced the formation of a task force focusing on competition concerns in health care.
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AHA Statement to Senate Budget Committee on Alleviating Administrative Burden in Health Care

The AHA provides comments before the Senate Committee on Budget on ways to reduce administrative burden and costs in the health care system.

Kaufman Hall report says hospital finances worsened in March

Hospital financials worsened in March, with declines in operating margins, volume, and revenue, according to a Kaufman Hall report.
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Costs of Caring

While recent data suggest that some hospital and health system finances have experienced modest stabilization from historic lows in 2022, the hospital field is still far from where it needs to be to meet the demand for care, invest in new and promising technologies and interventions, and stand ready for the next health care crisis.