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AHA Letter Opposing the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act (H.R.2191)

AHA expresses opposition to H.R. 2191, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act.
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AHA 2025 Advocacy Agenda

Explore the AHA's 2024 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.

Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities

For millions of Americans living in vulnerable rural and urban communities, their hospital is often the only source of care.
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AHA Letter to Senate Subcommittee Leadership on Appropriations Priorities for FY 2025

AHA Senate letter regarding funding for health care programs for fiscal year (FY) 2025.
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AHA Letter to House Subcommittee Leadership on Appropriations Priorities for FY 2025

AHA letter to the House leadership on funding for health care programs for fiscal year (FY) 2025.

AHA Statement to House on "Access to Health Care in America: Ensuring Resilient Emergency Medical Care”

The American Hospital Association (AHA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on ways to ensure patients can receive timely emergency medical care, particularly in rural and underserved areas. We share the committee’s interest in ensuring that Americans have high-quality, affordable health care in the face of life-threatening crises.
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Coalition Redoubles Efforts to Strengthen America’s Health Care with New Name and Renewed Focus

The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care will now be known as the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare: Protecting 24/7 Care.
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Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities - Taskforce Report and Resources

The AHA Board of Trustees created the Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities. Comprised of 29 hospital and health system leaders and state hospital association CEOs, the task force held meetings, heard from policymakers and conducted field hearings to speak with hospital and community leaders during a 15-month period.
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Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services: Rural Hospital-Health Clinic Integration

The AHA Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities examined ways in which the access to and delivery of care could be improved. This strategy – focused on cooperation and collaboration through integration of rural hospitals and health clinics – is a way for vulnerable rural areas to better meet community need and stabilize and expand services as those needs change.