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Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Hospitals and health systems can play an important role in ensuring children and adolescents receive the behavioral health care they need to thrive.
Child and Adolescent Health
The nation’s hospitals play a key role in advancing the health of the 73 million children living in the U.S. Children’s hospitals are uniquely designed to meet the needs of kids and their families, with expertise in treating children with severe and complex health needs. Prioritizing prevention and treatment for kids yields long-term benefits, giving them the tools to thrive throughout their lifetime.
American Hospital Association Homepage | Hospitals USA
Issue Landing Page
Hospitals USA. The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 43,000 individual members come together to form the AHA.
Advocacy Issue: Medicaid
The Medicaid program is the largest single source of health care coverage in the United States, covering nearly half of all children, many low-income elderly and disabled individuals, and working adults in low-wage jobs. With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), Congress made policy changes that will reduce federal spending for the Medicaid program by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 10 years.
Rural Health Services
Over 57 million rural Americans depend on their hospital as an important source of care as well as a critical component of their area's economic and social fabric. Location, size, workforce, payment and access to capital challenge small or rural hospitals and the communities they serve. Collaborating with state and regional hospital associations and with advice from its member council, the Section tracks the issues, develops policies and identifies solutions to our most pressing problems.
Resources on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Signed Into Law July 4, 2025
The Senate July 1, and the House July 3, passed a budget reconciliation bill with policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Meet Our AHA Associates
Issue Landing Page
Meet the current AHA Associate Program organizations - Our trusted network of AHA Associates offer innovative solutions that can support your hospital or health system during this time of transformational change.
Team Training | Center
Using the evidence-based TeamSTEPPS methodology, AHA Team Training offers education and resources to health care professionals that are proven to optimize team performance, improve patient safety, foster workforce well-being and support change management efforts.
Advocacy Issues
AHA is engaged on a number of evolving issues that impact the field and the patients and communities that hospitals and health systems serve. Each issue page explains the issue, outlines AHA’s position and provides resources and other supporting materials to help advocates succeed in their work.
Advocacy Issue: Medicaid DSH Payment Cuts
The Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) program provides essential financial assistance to hospitals that care for our nation’s most vulnerable populations — children, impoverished, disabled and elderly. The Medicaid DSH payment reductions are scheduled to be implemented on Oct. 1, 2025, when $8 billion in reductions take effect.