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Fact Sheet: 340B Drug Pricing Program: Fact vs Fiction

For nearly 30 years, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has provided financial help to safety-net hospitals to manage rising prescription drug costs. Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to qualifying health care organizations that care for many uninsured and low-income patients.
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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.
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Extend The Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to Preserve Critical Health Coverage for Millions of Americans

The enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) help middle-class Americans purchase affordable, comprehensive coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace. These tax credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, putting millions of families at risk of higher costs and coverage losses.
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Fact Sheet: Nonprofit Hospitals’ Tax-exempt Status

Nonprofit hospitals are exempt from federal and some state and local taxes. Therefore, in addition to providing that 24/7 care, they must meet the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Community Benefit Standard and publicly and extensively report the range of benefits and services they provide to their communities.
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Fact Sheet: Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 335) and the Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals Act (H.R.1805)

Medicare pays most acute care hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Some of these hospitals receive additional support from Medicare to help address potential financial challenges associated with being rural, geographically isolated and low volume. These programs are Low-volume Adjustment (LVA)Medicare-dependent Hospitals (MDHs), and Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs).
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Fact Sheet: Telehealth Waivers

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government moved quickly to ensure hospitals and health systems were able to leverage telehealth services to respond efficiently and effectively to a wave of unprecedented need.

Fact Sheet: Hospital Price Transparency

Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate price information when seeking care. Most hospitals use cost estimate tools to provide patient-specific price information because every course of care is unique.
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Fact Sheet: Enhanced Premium Tax Credits

In support of the health of our patients and communities, as well as the stability of the entire health care system, the AHA urges Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits.
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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.
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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.