With the enhanced premium tax credits expired at the end of 2025, THA is urging Congress to reinstate this vital coverage support for Americans using the federal Health Insurance Marketplace.
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From the CEO’s Desk
Keep up with the most pressing issues facing hospitals today with messages from THA’s Chief Executive Officer John Hawkins.
After critical federal tax credit subsidies expired at the end of 2025, perhaps around 1 million Texans have lost aid that helped make health insurance premiums financially within their reach. Without the subsidies, access to their physician’s care might be out of reach as well.
Today, two Congressional committees scrutinized the cost of health care, with major commercial health insurers testifying about cost drivers and access challenges. In Texas, hospitals believe insurers should cover the cost of care, not pass that cost along to patients.
In late December the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that Texas is receiving more than $280 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which is dividing $50 billion across all 50 states. Overall, Texas received $281,319,361 in Rural Health Transformation funds following the November submission of the…
As the first session in the four-part series, this webinar will provide an overview of the comprehensive features of Market Share & Trending, designed for both first-time users and experienced users seeking a quick refresher. Attendees will learn how to efficiently analyze market trends, apply data-driven strategies for their hospital…
Mark your calendars for March 5-6, 2026. You are invited to join the Texas Hospital Association for an in-person Texas hospital communications summit to be held in Austin at THA headquarters.
THA PSO will host the first safe table of 2026 on Tuesday, March 10, at 12 p.m. This session will focus on medication safety, best practices, and review current THA PSO data trends around medication.
Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state’s hospitals and health care systems. Based in Austin, THA enhances its members’ abilities to improve accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Texans. One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents more than 85 percent of the state’s acute-care hospitals and health care systems, which employ more than 400,000 health care professionals statewide.
