FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement attributable to:
Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH
President and CEO
America’s Essential Hospitals
WASHINGTON — America’s Essential Hospitals strongly urges the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives not to move its budget resolution as currently drafted to the House floor. This resolution — which includes unacceptable and damaging cuts to Medicaid and Medicare — would block essential hospitals throughout the country from providing vital services to their communities, and devastate the countless American families who need them.
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About America’s Essential Hospitals
America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading association and champion for hospitals dedicated to equitable, high-quality care for all, including those who face social and financial barriers to care. Since 1981, America’s Essential Hospitals has advanced policies and programs that promote health, health care access, and equity. We support our more than 350 members with advocacy, policy development, research, education, and leadership development. Communities depend on essential hospitals for care across the continuum, health care workforce training, research, public health and health equity, and other services. Essential hospitals innovate and adapt to lead all of health care toward better outcomes and value.
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Director of Communications
media@essentialhospitals.org
202.585.0119
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