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Rural issues, Access & Health Coverage, Medicare, Telehealth, Medical Education/Teaching Hospitals

America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope, comfort and caring. Today, they also face many challenges that jeopardize their ability to always be there ready to care.

Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)

For three years, hospitals, health systems and health care workers have been on the front lines of the greatest public health crisis our nation has faced in a century.

Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks are increasing globally and in the U.S., with health care organizations, especially hospitals and health systems, being prime targets.

Quality & Patient Safety

Today marks three full years that the COVID-19 public health emergency has existed in the United States.

AHA Annual Membership Meeting, Accelerating Health Equity Conference, AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, AHA Leadership Summit, Leadership

“Hospitals and health systems come in all shapes and sizes, but at the end of the day, you’re providing care to people.

Health Equity

Hospitals and health systems have a special role to play in helping to realize Dr. King’s dream of a truly just society.

Post-Acute Care, Metropolitan Anchor Hospital (MAH), Medicare, 340B Drug Pricing Program, Workforce, Regulatory Relief

The convening of the 118th Congress this week is a reminder of Washington’s highly-charged political environment.

AHA, Members, Advocacy & Public Policy, Workforce, Well-Being & Resilience

Despite unprecedented challenges this year, hospitals and health systems can be proud of the job they do each and every day to care for our families, our friends and our neighbors.

Advocacy & Public Policy, Environmental Scan, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy

Challenges. Resilience. Innovation. Opportunities.

These four words help describe the current environment facing our hospitals and health systems — nearly three years into a pandemic that has transformed the nation’s health care landscape and our society.

Advocacy & Public Policy, Medicare, Medical Education/Teaching Hospitals, Post-Acute Care, Telehealth, Medicare Advantage, Metropolitan Anchor Hospital (MAH)

As Congress convenes for its post-election lame-duck session, we are turning up the pressure to secure additional support for hospitals and the patients and communities they serve. We need to put on a full-court press — and that includes all of us reaching out to our senators and representatives — to urge them to include a number of key priorities in a year-end spending package.