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From the CEO’s Desk
Perspectives from THA President/CEO John Hawkins on the policies, priorities and people shaping Texas hospitals and healthcare.
The cost of health care in America is unsustainable. Patients feel it, hospitals see it and policymakers are under pressure to act.
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.
This event is for THA PSO Members Only. Join us on Wednesday, August 19, at 11:00 a.m. CT for an interactive THA PSO Learning Forum featuring PSO Member Organizations and patient safety experts from ECRI. PSO Learning Forums are designed to support continuous learning and foster innovation across patient safety…
Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state’s hospitals and healthcare 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 healthcare systems, which employ more than 400,000 healthcare professionals statewide.
