The Texas Hospital Association provided an open forum for physician executives to talk about the hottest topics in the health care space, while also learning up-to-date legal and political news impacting patient care, last Friday at the Hospital Physician Executives (HPE) Meeting, held at THA headquarters in Austin. THA’s HPE group is a gathering of health care physician leadership who…
Political Advertising Paid for by HOSPAC. As Texas’ 2024 primary election approaches, Hatch Smith (R-Llano) is standing tall on hospital issues and trying to add a unique voice to the conversation in Austin. A champion for hospitals and a candidate for State District 53 in the Texas House of Representatives, Smith is a graduate of the Texas Hospital Association’s THA…
Throughout the 140-day duration of this year’s regular state legislative session, Texas hospitals were presented with an extraordinary opportunity – and faced extraordinary pressure at the same time. With the Texas Legislature entering the 2023 session with an unprecedentedly large budget surplus driven by oil and gas revenues, the potential existed for hospitals to secure key funding to help their…
Medicaid IMD Exclusion on the move in budget talks, offering promise for inpatient behavioral health care.
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Understanding the depth of today’s hospital workforce problems requires understanding that they didn’t start with the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike many societal issues that COVID-19 seemed to foster from scratch, workforce had been an issue for hospitals before the pandemic, with a lack of adequate nursing, medical and other health care staff. Over the past three years, the pandemic’s ripple effects…
The 88th Legislative Session has begun and THA’s lobby team is prepared to tackle any challenges on behalf of Texas Hospitals. THA is at the forefront of making sure Texas’ vital health care infrastructure is supported and present in policy decisions.
The federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), active since late January 2020, was renewed on Jan. 11 for another 90 days. It’s widely expected that this latest extension, running through April 11, may be the last. As the end of the PHE became an imminent expectation for much of 2022, one of the biggest implications revolved around continuous Medicaid coverage…
Expressing support or opposition for legislation is a key component of THA’s advocacy. Listen to THA’s testimony to get the topline messages on the issues impacting Texas hospitals. John Hawkins Testifies in Support of Hospital Workforce in Senate HHS (5/14/2024) THA president/CEO, John Hawkins testified before the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on May 14, 2024. THA voiced support…
