Access & Health Coverage
The latest CBO estimates on the impact of the American Health Care Act only reinforce our deep concerns about the importance of maintaining coverage for those vulnerable patients who need it.
The AHA today called the Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act (S. 1130) 鈥渁n important first step toward ensuring access to health care services in some rural communities.鈥 Introduced this week by Sens. Charles Grassley (R-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), the REACH Act would鈥
Rural hospitals provide critical health care services to millions of Medicare patients in communities across the country.
The nation鈥檚 governors yesterday urged Congress to extend funding for the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program for five years, at the current enhanced federal matching rate. 鈥淐ertainty of funding in the near-term is needed so that states may appropriately budget and plan for their upcoming fiscal鈥
As you know, America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems are deeply disappointed in the House passage of the American Health Care Act because we believe it will jeopardize health coverage for millions of Americans. We are particularly concerned about the impact it would have on our most vulnerable鈥
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America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems are deeply disappointed in the House passage of the American Health Care Act. This bill will jeopardize health coverage for millions of Americans.
On May 4, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 217-213 to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA), legislation to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A summary of the major provisions of the AHCA, including what is not addressed in the legislation, follows.