AHA Statement on Year-End Health Care Legislative Package

Stacey Hughes
Executive Vice President
American Hospital Association

December 17, 2024

Today, the House filed the continuing resolution, which includes significant bipartisan and bicameral health provisions. The legislation contains a number of critical policies that the AHA strongly advocated for, including preventing cuts in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments, reducing cuts to physicians, and extending Medicare programs that increase access to rural health care. Importantly, the bill also extends telehealth and hospital-at-home programs that expand access to care.

The AHA appreciates the House and Senate working together on this bipartisan health care package and urges Congress to pass this health care package that will ensure hospitals and health systems can continue to care for their patients and communities.

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