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SENATE ACTION: HELP’s Primary Care Bill Needs Changes
You are receiving this message as a constituent of a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
Fact Sheet: Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and the Need for a Federal Legislative Response
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care field has experienced an increase in workplace violence. The pandemic has placed significant stress on the entire health care system, and unfortunately, in some situations, patients, visitors and family members have attacked health care staff and jeopardized our workforce’s ability to provide care. Hospitals, health systems and their employees have expressed a strong interest in the enactment of a federal law that would protect health care workers from violence and intimidation, just as current federal law protects airline and airport workers.
AHA, Health Organizations Request Increased Funding for Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program
AHA, health organizations request increased funding for Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program.
CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 1 issued a proposed rule regarding staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS estimates that about 75% of nursing homes would have to increase staffing in their facilities under the proposed standards, which exceed those existing in nearly all states.
Congress Urged to Reauthorize, Double National Health Service Corps Funding
AHA joined 64 other organizations in urging Congress to quickly pass the Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act, bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the mandatory portion of the National Health Service Corps through fiscal year 2026 and double funding for its scholarships and loan repayment for health care workers who serve in federally designated shortage areas.
Celebrate Hospitals and Health Care Workers this July 4
As part of our continued efforts to tell the positive hospital story, the AHA has signed on to be a sponsor of this year’s “A Capitol Fourth” concert.
Fact Sheet: Increased Graduate Medical Education Needed to Preserve Access to Care
We urge Congress to increase the number of Medicare-supported GME residency positions. The AHA supports the bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 (H.R.2256/S.834) which adds 14,000 Medicare-funded residency slots over the next seven years.
AHA House Testimony on VHA Recruitment and Retention: Is Bureaucracy Holding Back a Quality Workforce?
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