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Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Health Care Workforce
The AHA urges Congress and the Biden Administration to prioritize funding for the infrastructure that supports the health care workforce needs of the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.
Talking Points: Medicaid DSH in Build Back Better Act
Hospitals and health systems oppose Section 30608 of the Build Back Better Act, (H.R. 5376), which would impose a 12.5% cut in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) to states that have not expanded Medicaid. Specifically, in the current version of the bill, the 12 states that failed to expand their Medicaid program face reductions in Medicaid DSH payments and federal funding for uncompensated care pools.
House Passes Build Back Better Act with Significant Health Care Provisions
The House of Representatives today voted to pass a modified version of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), a roughly $1.75 trillion social spending package that includes many health care provisions. The bill, which is being considered under reconciliation procedures, is likely to undergo significant changes as it moves through the Senate in the coming weeks.
Urge Your Representatives to Remove Hospital Cuts from House Social Spending Bill
Please contact your representatives today and urge them to make a number of changes to the Build Back Better Act (H.R.5376) to support patients and communities and the hospitals and health systems that care for them. Specifically, we are asking House lawmakers to eliminate punitive Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) and uncompensated care cuts; remove excessive civil monetary penalties for labor violations; and restore hospital infrastructure funding under the Hill-Burton Act.
Key Provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The following are highlights of provisions included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that may affect hospitals and health systems and the communities they serve.
Urge Your Representatives to Not Include Cuts to Hospitals in House Reconciliation Bill
Please contact your representatives today and urge them to make a number of changes to the Build Back Better Act (H.R.5376) to support patients and communities and the hospitals and health systems that care for them.
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.
AHA Letter to House and Senate Sharing Priorities in Upcoming Budget Reconciliation Legislation
The American Hospital Association (AHA) would like to share hospital and health system priorities that would benefit patients and communities around the country that we would like to see included in the upcoming budget reconciliation legislation.
Urge Congress to Include Hospital Priorities in Reconciliation ‘Human Infrastructure’ Package
Please contact your representatives and senators today and urge them to include a number of policies that support America’s hospitals and health systems to ensure that the nation’s health care needs can be met today and into the future.
Reports: Senate Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Does NOT Include Using COVID-19 Provider Relief Funds as Offsets
The Senate last night voted 67-32 to move forward on a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package.