WASHINGTON — The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare today launched its latest national television advertisement, Nightly News, a spot highlighting harmful practices by large, corporate health insurers that drive up healthcare costs and create barriers to care for patients across the country. As healthcare affordability remains top of mind for Americans, Nightly News highlights […]
As Congress weighs the next round of reforms to America’s healthcare system, our coalition is focused on a simple truth: protecting patients’ access to care must remain the nation’s top priority. Yet many of the proposals now on the table would add new financial strain to healthcare providers already navigating the pressures of impending healthcare
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In an op-ed for the Topeka Capital-Journal, Chad Austin, president and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association, explains why so-called “site-neutral” payment policies are anything but neutral—and how they could jeopardize access to care for patients across Kansas. Austin warns: Site-neutral payment policies aim to reimburse hospitals and other care settings at the same rate
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Fall is in the air. Days are getting cooler and shorter, the leaves are starting to turn, and you might be digging a sweater out of your closet. It’s time for back-to-school season. Johns Hopkins Medicine put together a handy guide for parents to consider as school starts up. Here are some of their tips:
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Advocacy work during the August recess is incredibly important. Congress just passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), and advocating during the August recess is an opportunity to show your Members of Congress how the bill may impact access to 24/7, life-saving healthcare. Many more challenges lie ahead when Congress returns to Washington this
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The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare launches “These Halls,” the latest ad in its national #FacesofMedicaid campaign. These Halls demonstrates how Congress’s proposed billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts would impact all Americans – resulting in fewer services, closed hospitals, crowded emergency departments, and longer wait times across the U.S. Learn more about why Medicaid
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WASHINGTON, (June 18, 2025) — As the Senate weighs billions in proposed Medicaid cuts this month, the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare today launched its latest ad, These Halls, as part of its ongoing national Faces of Medicaid campaign. The ad connects the decisions being made in the halls of Congress with the devastating impacts
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Executive Summary: A new analysis from NORC, a nonpartisan research organization at the University of Chicago, finds that patients on Medicare Advantage are more likely to face longer hospital stays and less likely to be discharged to certain post-acute care settings than those on Traditional Medicare. Based on data from 2018 to 2022, the findings follow
An analysis from the University of Chicago finds that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are staying in hospitals longer and have less access to vital post-acute care services WASHINGTON (June 17, 2025) — A new study from NORC, a nonpartisan research organization at the University of Chicago, finds that patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans are more
WASHINGTON— The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare today launched the newest ad in its national Faces of Medicaid campaign, Mom, telling the story of a family navigating the threat of limited healthcare options if Congress decides to make cuts to Medicaid. The campaign comes as Congress weighs significant Medicaid cuts, amounting to the loss of
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