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The latest health care Advocacy content from the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) for hospital and health system leaders.
The AHA released on Nov. 29 a detailed summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 final rule for the calendar year 2023 home health prospective payment system.
Please join us Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C., for an AHA Advocacy Day to talk with your legislators directly about the challenges facing your patients and community.
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AHA voices support for bill to extend training flexibility for SNF nurse aides
On Nov. 9, AHA voiced support for the Building America鈥檚 Health Care Workforce Act (H.R.7744), legislation that would extend for two years after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency certain鈥
Highlights from AHA鈥檚 recent advocacy efforts on behalf of America鈥檚 hospitals.
The Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees Act introduced June 7, 2022, by Representatives Dean (D-PA) and Bucshon (R-IN).
A survey published in Workplace Health and Safety revealed that nearly 45% of nurses encountered physical violence and more than two-thirds were victims of verbal abuse in early 2020. The AHA is urging the attorney general to support legislation that would create federal protections from鈥
Visit the Apple App Store or Google Play store and search for 鈥満诹险芰 Association.鈥 Locate and select the member app, titled My AHA Connect.
The Snapshot is the 黑料正能量 Association鈥檚 look at America鈥檚 hospitals鈥 capacity to provide care during COVID-19. America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems continue to face historic challenges, including unprecedented financial pressures. It is vitally important that hospitals and health鈥
As part of the AHA Virtual Advocacy Day on February 1, 2022, we encourage members to customize social posts with information about the COVID-19 pandemic鈥檚 impact on your hospital/health system, as well as specifically how additional COVID-19 relief would strengthen access to care in your鈥
A new AHA ad that will run in The New York Times and The Washington Post highlights the urgent need for all individuals to get vaccinated, get a booster shot and follow public health guidelines as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase rapidly across the country.