American Hospital Association Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on June 17, 2025 - 03:21 GMT

AHA responds to CMS, ASTP request for information on health care IT environment

The AHA June 16 responded to a request for information on the health technology ecosystem from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information …

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Published on June 17, 2025 - 03:21 GMT

Analysis highlights impact of proposed Medicaid cuts on rural patients and hospitals

The AHA June 16 released a fact sheet with analysis on the impact to rural patients and hospitals from proposed Medicaid cuts by Congress. The analysis found that key Medicaid provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) would result in a $50.4 …

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Published on June 17, 2025 - 03:21 GMT

Senate Finance Committee releases draft legislative text on Medicaid, taxes

The Senate Finance Committee June 16 released its draft legislative text as part of the Senate’s version of the budget reconciliation bill. The committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid and taxes, has discussed additional restrictions on state- …

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Published on June 16, 2025 - 16:28 GMT

The Importance of Legal Advocacy

Advocacy is such an important part of what we do as hospitals and health systems — and what the AHA does on behalf of our field — to help ensure that we get the resources we need to care for our communities. When most people think of advocacy efforts, they …

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Published on June 13, 2025 - 20:43 GMT

CDC adds resources to measles toolkit

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added new resources for health care providers to its Be Ready for Measles Toolkit. They include a decision tree to help providers determine when to give measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations to adults; …

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Published on June 12, 2025 - 23:01 GMT

Learning series to focus on obstetric readiness for EMS, EDs in rural areas

The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health, with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, will host a five-part learning series beginning June 25 on obstetric readiness for emergency medical services and emergency departments in …

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Published on June 12, 2025 - 23:01 GMT

Joint Commission announces partnership to develop best practices for AI in health care

The Joint Commission June 11 announced a new partnership with the Coalition for Health AI to help accelerate the development and adoption of best practices and guidance for using artificial intelligence in health care. The organizations will co-develop a …

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Published on June 12, 2025 - 23:01 GMT

Analysis: Rural hospitals at risk due to cuts in OBBA

Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Andy Kim, D-N.J., June 5 reintroduced the SEPSIS Act, legislation which would task the Centers for…

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Published on June 12, 2025 - 23:01 GMT

Threat of Medicaid cuts to rural communities highlighted in new video

The latest video in the AHA’s series “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care” features Jennifer Clowers, regional chief financial officer of Our Lady of the Lake Health in Louisiana, explaining how Medicaid helps the system provide services such as school-based …

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Published on June 11, 2025 - 23:08 GMT

Uniting to Protect Access to Care

The fate of the Trump administration’s legislative centerpiece — the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — continues to be the focal point in Washington, D.C. After the bill’s narrow passage in the House, the Senate is working to put its own stamp on the …

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Published on June 11, 2025 - 23:07 GMT

CDC report finds 61% of violent deaths were by suicide, 30% by homicide in 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday released its National Violent Death Reporting System report on violent deaths in 2022, finding that approximately 61% (44,917) of people died by suicide and about 30% (22,395) died by homicide. About …

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Published on June 11, 2025 - 23:07 GMT

AHA advocates for stronger health care supply chain in comments for House subcommittee hearing

The AHA submitted a statement today to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for a hearing today on the health care supply chain. The AHA advocated for strengthening the health care supply chain while acknowledging significant time would be …

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Published on June 11, 2025 - 23:07 GMT

Senate HELP Committee releases text for budget reconciliation bill

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee today released its text for the budget reconciliation bill. The text includes one health care provision, which would fund cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers in Affordable Care Act …

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