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Fact Sheet: Enhanced Premium Tax Credits

In support of the health of our patients and communities, as well as the stability of the entire health care system, the AHA urges Congress to extend the enhanced premium tax credits.
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Fact Sheet: Expiration of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits

Congress expanded eligibility for enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs or tax credits) to help certain individuals and families purchase insurance on the health insurance marketplaces.
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Fact Sheet: Facility Fees

Facility fees are the portion of a health care treatment bill that covers all the costs of delivering patient care, except for those that are billed by physicians and other professionals.
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Fact Sheet: 340B Drug Pricing Program Contract Pharmacy Arrangements

Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to health care organizations that care for patients in vulnerable communities. 
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Fact Sheet: Budget Reconciliation 101

Budget reconciliation is an optional process under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that allows for expedited consideration of certain fiscal legislation that makes changes to mandatory spending, revenues and/or the debt limit.
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Fact Sheet: Telehealth

Telehealth connects patients to vital health care services through videoconferencing, remote monitoring, electronic consults and wireless communications. By increasing access to physicians and specialists, telehealth helps ensure patients receive the right care, at the right place, at the right time.
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Fact Sheet: Telehealth Waivers

At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government moved quickly to ensure hospitals and health systems were able to leverage telehealth services to respond efficiently and effectively to a wave of unprecedented need.
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Fact Sheet: 2025 Telehealth Advocacy Agenda

Given the pending expiration of several waivers, the AHA urges Congress to act to extend this critical lifeline for treatment and work towards a permanent pathway for provision of telehealth services.
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Fact Sheet: Medicaid

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.
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Fact Sheet: Medicaid Hospital Payment Basics

AHA urges Congress to reject reductions to hospitals’ Medicaid payments.