Health Care Finances - Seek fair and adequate financing and insurance practices by all payors
Prevent payment cuts to hospitals under Medicare/Medicaid and seek equity in payment policies.
Advocate for expansion of coverage for uninsured individuals.
Advocate for extension and expansion of federal support for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Advocate for the inclusion of hospitals in any federal economic stimulus package.
Advocate for repeal of the whole hospital exception for specialty hospitals.
Advocate for adequate financial resources and appropriate public policy to support hospital disaster preparedness efforts.
Protect the federal tax exempt status of non profit hospitals.
Protect Indirect Medical Education and Graduate Medical Education payments.
Extend Medicare rural health care provisions.
Work to expand the current mental health parity law.
Medical Liability - Contain costs and preserve access to health care services
Seek reforms to lower costs and establish predictability and stability in the liability market.
Promote less costly and more efficient methods to resolve liability disputes.
Quality and Patient Safety - Assist hospitals improving the quality and patient safety
Promote federal patient safety initiatives that support a “culture of safety.”
Secure new funding sources for hospitals in acquiring and maintaining patient safety technologies.
Workforce - Assist hospitals in retaining and recruiting professional and support workforce
Advocate for financial incentives and support to expand nursing and allied health worker education capacity, and clinical site placement.
Oppose onerous legislation and regulation that would exacerbate workforce shortages, prevent health care workers from practicing to the fullest potential of clinical capabilities in hospitals, or impose additional administrative burdens on hospitals.
