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AHA comments on provisions included in the Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act.
You are receiving this message as a constituent of a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.
by Ashley Thompson - AHA Senior Vice President, Public Policy Analysis and Development
The AHA strongly believes that a skilled, caring workforce is integral to delivery of high quality, safe care. At the same time, safe staffing is about much more than a number. We are concerned that in proposing a one-size-fits-all numerical staffing threshold, CMS would remove the role of clinical judgment in staffing facilities, and inadvertently create patient access challenges across the health care system.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Sept. 1 issued a proposed rule regarding staffing requirements for nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. CMS estimates that about 75% of nursing homes would have to increase staffing in their facilities under the proposed standards, which exceed those existing in nearly all states.
AHA joined 64 other organizations in urging Congress to quickly pass the Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act, bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the mandatory portion of the National Health Service Corps through fiscal year 2026 and double funding for its scholarships and loan repayment for health care workers who serve in federally designated shortage areas.
As part of our continued efforts to tell the positive hospital story, the AHA has signed on to be a sponsor of this year’s “A Capitol Fourth” concert.
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Several House subcommittees April 26 will hold hearings on a variety of issues that affect hospitals and health systems, including transparency, site-neutral payment policies, tax-exempt status, workforce shortages and the Provider Relief Fund.