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AHA supports bill to add 14,000 Medicare-funded residency positions

The AHA voiced support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S. 834), legislation that would add 14,000 Medicare-funded residency positions to alleviate physician shortages that threaten patients’ access to care. 

AHA webinar: Learn how to hold a COVID-19 mass vaccination event

Join the AHA March 30 at 12 p.m. ET to hear how Atrium Health and American Airlines came together to “get shots in arms” through mass vaccination events in Charlotte, N.C. Webinar speakers will discuss the planning, partnerships and support required to hold these events. 

Hospital leaders, new analysis detail how COVID-19’s ongoing negative financial impact on hospitals threatens patients’ access to care

A new analysis prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates LLC and released by the AHA shows that even under the most optimistic scenario, including a smooth vaccine roll-out and reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations, 39% of hospitals would operate in the red in 2021, a marked increase over pre-pandemic baselines.
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New PowerPlay Episode: White House Vaccinations Coordinator Bechara Choucair, M.D.

The AHA today released a new episode of PowerPlay, the on-demand video series that connects AHA members to major players in policy, politics and science.

Senate Medicare Sequestration Moratorium Advocacy

The Senate is expect to soon consider bipartisan legislation introduced last week by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, that would prevent the 2% across-the-board cut to all Medicare payments, known as sequestration, from taking effect during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The AHA is asking its members to immediately help muster support in the Senate — particularly among Republicans — for the Medicare Sequester Relief Act (S. 748).
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AHA to Host April 1 All-Member Call on COVID-19 with Special Guest FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate

The AHA continues to host calls on COVID-19 during which hospital and health system leaders can hear the latest updates on the pandemic and ask questions to AHA team members. AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., and AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack will lead the next call, which is scheduled for Thursday, April 1 from 3-4:15 p.m. ET.
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AHA Expresses Support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S.834)

AHA letter to Senators Rober Menendez, Charles E. Schumer and John Boozman, expressing support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (S.834).

COVID-19 in 2021: Pressure Continues on Hospital Margins Report

For America’s hospitals, positive margins create the ability to invest in new facilities, treatments, and technologies to better care for patients, and to build reserves to be ready for a future made highly uncertain due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Analysis Shows Continued Negative Impact of COVID-19 on Hospital & Health System Financial Health in 2021

A new analysis prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC and released by the American Hospital Association (AHA) today highlights the ongoing consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial stability of hospitals and health systems, threatening their ability to continue to provide essential services to their patients and communities.