Medicaid
The House of Representatives last night voted 217-215 to adopt its budget proposal that calls for $2 trillion in spending cuts, some of which could potentially impact Medicaid and other key health care programs.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack today said the House of Representatives should construct a path forward on budget reconciliation that 鈥減rotects Medicaid from harmful cuts that would impact access to care for millions of Americans.鈥
The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare today launched a new national advertising campaign highlighting Medicaid's impact on the more than 72 million Americans who rely on the program for access to care.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack joined AHA鈥檚 Chad Golder, senior vice president and general counsel, Travis Robey, vice president of political affairs, and Shannon Wu, director of payment policy, for a discussion on the ever-shifting landscape of health care affairs on Capitol Hill.
The Coalition to Strengthen America鈥檚 Healthcare, of which the AHA is a founding member, has launched a multimedia advertising campaign, highlighting the value of Medicaid coverage for everyday Americans.
An analysis released Feb. 13 by KFF found that a proposal to cut the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion match rate could reduce total Medicaid spending by up to $1.9 trillion over a 10-year period, causing potentially 20 million people to lose Medicaid coverage.
The Senate Budget Committee Feb. 12 advanced a budget resolution for fiscal year 2025 focusing on the border, military and energy by a vote of 11-10.
Please ask your senators and representatives to prevent Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts from taking effect; extend enhanced low-volume adjustment and Medicare-dependent hospital programs that expand access to care in rural areas; and extend telehealth and hospital-at-home鈥
AHA urges Congress to reject reductions to the Medicaid program that would not only strip access to health care from some of the most vulnerable populations but also destabilize hospitals and health systems, leading to a loss of services that would impact patients and communities nationwide.
The AHA calls on Congress to reject changes to states鈥 use of provider taxes, which help fund their Medicaid programs.