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Advocacy

Advocacy

Texas Health Care Heroes: Today’s brave Texans wear scrubs and are working day and night to protect those who have become infected with a disease that has swept across the globe and is in our backyards.

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MFAR

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The proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule would limit states' ability to draw down federal Medicaid funding, jeopardizing $11 billion annual payments for Texas hospitals. Learn more about THA’s efforts to have the rule withdrawn.

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Read the January/February 2020 issue of Texas Hospitals Magazine

Magazine

Texas Hospitals magazine
In the May/June 2020 issue of Texas Hospitals magazine, we've taken a look at the various ways Texas hospitals have strived to bring hope and healing to patients, staff and communities.

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Recent News & Issues

Hospitals Recognized Nationally Amid COVID-19 Response

(May 9) As hospitals across the country prepare to celebrate National Hospital Week May 10 - 16, the Texas Hospital Association emphasizes hospitals’ important role in Texas communities and the fight against COVID-19 ...

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Texas Hospitals Respond to COVID-19

Texas Hospitals Applaud Shutdowns, Call for Additional Resources

(March 20) Texas hospitals moved quickly to tighten visitor policies, advocate for funding and personal protective equipment, address non-essential procedures and request childcare flexibilities for health care workers to ensure hospital COVID-19 preparedness ...

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Texas Hospitals Convene New COVID-19 Taskforce

(March 12) The Texas Hospital Association today will convene its new COVID-19 Taskforce, comprised of select Texas hospital leaders, to address the most pressing concerns for hospitals preparing for and responding to the 2019 novel disease ...

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Texas Congressional Delegation Voices Concern to CMS Over Harmful Medicaid Rule

(March 11) Today, all 36 members of the Texas Congressional House delegation signed onto a bipartisan letter, expressing concern to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services about the expected impact of the proposed Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule on Texas hospitals, patients and the Texas economy ...

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Ted Shaw Blog
  • Behavioral Health Care is Critical in Major Emergencies
    • 5/6/2020 4:30:00 PM
    Access to timely behavioral health treatment is critical to a comprehensive emergency response. Now more than ever, Texas’ behavioral health hospitals need financial support to keep their doors open,...
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  • We Must Care for Our Hospital Caregivers
    • 3/26/2020 11:18:00 AM
    As the COVID-19 outbreak sweeps the globe, all Texans and all industries need to join Texas hospitals and work together to protect our most critical resource--the brave health care workers who are on ...
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  • Your Voice Counts for Hospitals and Patients
    • 2/25/2020 2:09:00 PM
    With Texas’ primary election and U.S. Census upon us, Texas hospital leaders are encouraged to use THA’s resources to engage hospital staff and patients on the importance of participating.
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Recent White Papers

Recent White Papers

The Texas Hospital Association often publishes white papers on issues affecting Texas hospitals and the health care of Texans.

Texas Hospitals’ 2020 Federal Policy Priorities
The Texas Hospital Association appreciates the opportunity to work with the Texas Congressional delegation to ensure hospitals across the state have the support they need to provide the highest quality of care. To achieve these goals, hospitals need financial stability and a fair regulatory environment. Download

Texas Hospitals’ 2020 State Policy Priorities
Leading the nation in population and job growth, Texas has one of the country’s strongest economies. Yet, no other state has more residents without health insurance, and no other state has experienced more hospital closures in rural communities. Download

Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule Could Upend Health Care Safety Net: The stability of Texas’ health care safety net is in jeopardy as a proposed federal rule seeks to severely limit states’ ability to draw down critical federal Medicaid payments that hospitals nationwide use to ensure access to essential care for Medicaid enrollees and the uninsured. Download

1115 Waiver Is Critical for Texas’ Health Care Safety Net: Texas’ current Medicaid 1115 Waiver and its funding, worth approximately $25 billion over five years, expires Sept. 30, 2022. Texas hospitals strongly support the waiver and its ability to protect the health care safety net and improve health care delivery and outcomes for Texans. Download
Contact Info

Contact Info

The Texas Hospital Association would like to hear from both its members and from the public for whom Texan hospitals and health systems work to keep healthy.

Ted Shaw Blog
  • 5/6/2020
    Access to timely behavioral health treatment is critical to a comprehensive emergency response. Now more than ever, Texas’ behavioral health hospitals need financial support to keep their doors open,...
    Read More
  • 3/26/2020
    As the COVID-19 outbreak sweeps the globe, all Texans and all industries need to join Texas hospitals and work together to protect our most critical resource--the brave health care workers who are on ...
    Read More
  • 2/25/2020
    With Texas’ primary election and U.S. Census upon us, Texas hospital leaders are encouraged to use THA’s resources to engage hospital staff and patients on the importance of participating.
    Read More
Recent White Papers

The Texas Hospital Association often publishes white papers on issues affecting Texas hospitals and the health care of Texans.

Texas Medicaid in Perspective: Texas Medicaid, operated in partnership with the federal government, serves primarily low-income pregnant women and children but also individuals with disabilities and older adults. Learn More

2017 Texas Hospitals’ Policy Priorities: Hospitals also are required by federal law to provide, at a minimum, a medical screening to anyone who seeks it and to provide stabilization and treatment services for an emergency medical condition, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Learn more

Hospital Financing Overview: This document is intended to provide a high-level overview of the hospital financing system in Texas and the challenges that exist – challenges that threaten hospitals’ continued ability to provide the highest quality care for all Texans. Learn More

1115 Medicaid Transformation Waiver: Learn how the Transformation Waiver is making health care in Texas more effective and efficient and why renewal is so important for Texas hospitals. Learn more

Contact Info

The Texas Hospital Association would like to hear from both its members and from the public for whom Texan hospitals and health systems work to keep healthy.

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