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AHA Letter to CMS on the Rural Health Transformation Program
AHA urges the CMS to ensure that the Rural Health Transformation Program funding prioritizes payments to hospitals through an efficient and streamlined state application and award process.
ACTION NEEDED: Ask Lawmakers to Protect Access to Care, Support Hospitals
Ask lawmakers to protect access to care, Support hospitals. Share why certain policies need to be extended and how funding reductions would impact access to care in your community.
Advocacy Tips and Best Practices
AHA relies on the efforts of its members to amplify at the national and local levels the advocacy messages that are critical to the viability of hospitals and health systems nationwide. On this page, members have access to resources, tips, best practices and training that will help them take their advocacy to the next level.
Key Highlights of the Final One Big Beautiful Bill Act
The Senate July 1, and the House July 2, passed a budget reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), H.R. 1, a sweeping package that enacts many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction. The bill includes significant policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Rural Hospitals at Risk: Cuts to Medicaid Would Further Threaten Access
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) would result in 1.8 million individuals in rural communities losing their Medicaid coverage by 2034. In addition, select Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1 would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over 10 years.
Advocacy for the health care physical environment profession
The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) advocacy team works to monitor and unify the many overlapping codes and standards regulating the health care physical environment.
Resources on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Signed Into Law July 4, 2025
The Senate July 1, and the House July 3, passed a budget reconciliation bill with policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
TAKE ACTION: Engage Lawmakers in August to Build Support for Key Priorities
It is important to engage with your lawmakers while they are home and discuss the impact that the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and additional policy proposals that are under consideration will have on hospitals’ ability to provide care.
CMS Finalizes 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 20 finalized its 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability rule, intended to establish new standards for the health insurance marketplaces and address improper and fraudulent enrollments.
Advocacy Issues
AHA is engaged on a number of evolving issues that impact the field and the patients and communities that hospitals and health systems serve. Each issue page explains the issue, outlines AHA’s position and provides resources and other supporting materials to help advocates succeed in their work.