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AHA 2025 Advocacy Agenda

Explore the AHA's 2024 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
Advocacy & Public Policy, AHA, Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Access to Behavioral Health, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Quality & Patient Safety, Workforce, Making Healthcare More Affordable, Advancing Best Practices for Hospitals & Health Systems, Innovation, Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC)
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USCIS Updates Guidance on H-1B Visa Fee

On Oct. 20, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released updated guidance on the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas that the administration announced last month.
Workforce
Member

Update on Implications of the Government Shutdown on Day 1

A federal government shutdown began at midnight Sept. 30. The impact on health care is that government funding and certain health care programs and waivers expired.
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Advocacy & Public Policy, Hospital at Home, Telehealth, Medicaid DSH, Workforce
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AHA Urges Administration to Exempt Health Care Personnel from H-1B Visa Program Changes

The AHA today asked the administration to provide exemptions for health care personnel from the proclamation issued Sept. 19, 2025, announcing changes to the H-1B visa program.
Workforce, Immigration
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UPDATED: Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Government Shutdown Looms

Advisory revised Sept 28. with fiscal year 2026 agency contingency plans. Government funding is set to expire at midnight Sept. 30 without congressional action.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Hospital at Home, Medicaid DSH, Rural issues, Workforce
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Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Government Shutdown Looms

Government funding is set to expire at midnight Sept. 30 without congressional action.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Hospital at Home, Medicaid DSH, Rural issues, Workforce
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DHS Proposes Overhaul of H-1B Visa Selection Process

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Sept. 23 issued a proposed rule to amend the process for selecting among prospective employees for H-1B visas that are subject to statutory numerical caps.
Workforce Shortages, Workforce, Workforce Planning
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White House Announces Changes to H-1B Visa Program

President Trump Sept. 19 signed a proclamation increasing the fee to $100,000 for new H-1B petitions filed by employers, as well as implementing other restrictions on entry of certain nonimmigrant workers.
Workforce, Immigration
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Regulatory Advisory: Health Data, Technology and Interoperability (HTI-4) FY 2026 Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
Interoperability, Data, Prior Authorization, Technology
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New AHA Report Finds Workplace and Community Violence Costs Hospitals More than $18 Billion Annually

The AHA today released a new, comprehensive report that measures the substantial financial resources hospitals and health systems spend on preventing and responding to violence in their facilities and communities.
Community Violence, Workplace Violence