• NAPH cautions against additional strain on safety net through deficit reduction (Jan. 3)

  NAPH calls on Congress and the administration to make health care access for vulnerable people the highest priority in sequestration, debt ceiling measures.

• NAPH statement on fiscal cliff agreement, continued threat to safety net (Jan. 1)

  NAPH welcomes news of agreement to ease the federal government's fiscal crisis, but remains concerned about threats to safety net funding.

• NAPH Safety Network leaders selected to present at national quality conference (Dec. 11)

  National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems member leaders and patient advocates will participate in a national conference this week to identify ways to reduce patient harm.

• NAPH statement on CMS Medicaid Expansion Guidance (Dec. 10)

  NAPH statement on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidance on the Affordable Care Act, including for the expansion of Medicaid programs.

• NPHHI Research Seeks to Improve Prenatal Care for Vulnerable Patients (Dec. 6)

  One-year, federally supported project seeks to improve maternal and infant health in Medicaid and other vulnerable populations.

• 20 National Organizations Send Letter to White House, Congress on Provider Assessments (Dec. 5)

  Led by NAPH, the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, 20 national organizations and associations representing Medicaid recipients and health care providers today sent a letter to the White House and Congress urging that provider assessments be protected from fiscal cliff negotiations.

• NAPH Launches Campaign to Preserve Medicaid Funding (Dec. 4)

  NAPH launches campaign, ProtectMedicaid.org, to highlight Medicaid's value to patient care and the economy and calls on policymakers to reject cuts to the program.

• NAPH congratulates president, seeks to advance support for safety net (Nov. 7)

  NAPH congratulates President Obama for winning a second term as the nation’s chief executive and reaffirms its role as a safety net resource for the administration and Congress.

• NAPH analysis projects $53.3 billion more uncompensated health care costs by 2019 (Oct. 25)

  A new NAPH analysis shows that if the U.S. Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling increases the number of uninsured individuals consistent with federal projections, hospitals could face a $53.3 billion increase in uncompensated care costs by 2019. | download analysis

• NAPH, Georgia association amicus brief supports local authority's hospital acquisition (Oct. 11)

  NAPH and the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals support a local hospital authority's acquisition of a hospital, which federal officials have challenged as anti-competitive.

• NAPH Statement on White House Sequestration Report (Sept. 14)

  NAPH calls the administration's report on sequestration "a sobering outlook for federal health programs and services."

• CBO Report Confirms Fears for Uninsured, Reinforces Need for Solutions (July 24)

  Statement by NAPH President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, on Congressional Budget Office estimates of how the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act decision will affect health care coverage and cost.

• NAPH Safety Network Leaders Meet to Find Innovative Quality Solutions (July 18)

  National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH) member CEOs and clinical leaders will meet this month and next at regional collaboratives and leadership summits nationally to find solutions to quality disparities in the U.S. health care system.

• Shuttering AHRQ Would Undermine Important Safety Net Research (July 18)

  Statement by NAPH President and CEO Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, on congressional proposal to terminate the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

• NAPH Deeply Concerned by Decisions to Reject Medicaid Expansion (July 12)

  Statement from NAPH President and CEO Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH, expressing concern about state decisions not to move forward with Medicaid expansion.

• NAPH Opens HCAHPS Boot Camp to All Safety Net Providers (July 12)

  Building on the strong success of its recent "boot camp" to improve hospital patient satisfaction scores, NAPH will offer a second in-person workshop in September, in Austin, Texas.

• NAPH Pleased Court Upholds Individual Mandate, Concerned by Decision’s Potential Limits on Medicaid Expansion (June 28)

  NAPH welcomes Court's decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and other positive provisions, but is concerned that the decision could allow states to opt out of the law's Medicaid expansion and leave millions of safety net patients uninsured.

• NAPH and The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Announce Call for Papers for "Achieving Return on Investment in Performance Improvement" (June 22)

  The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety is now accepting submissions for the forthcoming series on improving quality and patient safety in safety net institutions.

• NAPH and NPHHI Elect New Governance Committee Members (June 21)

  NAPH and NPHHI have elected several new members to their governance committees for the 2012 to 2013 term.

• NAPH Announces 2012 Gage Award Winners (June 21)

  NAPH announces five safety net hospitals and health systems recognized for innovations that improve community health and save money and can be replicated in organizations across the country.

• NAPH Annual Survey Shows Increasingly Important Role of Safety Net Hospitals (June 7)

  NAPH has released its annual member characteristics report, America's Safety Net Hospitals and Health Systems, 2010. Key findings include comparatively high levels of uncompensated care delivered, an increasing volume of care provided in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and the continued delivery of critical services to underserved populations.

• NAPH Calls on Congress, President to Reject Limits on States' Use of Provider Taxes (May 31)

  NAPH is urging Congress and the President to reject suggestions from House and Senate Republicans to revise the provider tax threshold to offset the cost of extending Stafford student loan rates, which would threathen the nation's safety net health system already under financial strain.

• House Budget Resolution Endangers Medicaid Program – Will Hurt Vulnerable Patients (March 20)

  NAPH is urging Congress to reject the House’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget resolution, which would cut Medicaid spending by more than $770 billion across the next 10 years.

• Safety Net Hospital Programs Improve Quality and Reduce Costs (March 15)

  Effective quality improvement measures adopted by safety net hospitals can help address disparities to improve overall patient care and achieve high standards of quality, according to research highlighted today at an event hosted by NAPH and the Journal for Healthcare Quality.

• Kaiser Permanente Grant Supports NPHHI Transformation Center, Cements Belief in Safety Net (Feb. 29)

  The National Public Health and Hospital Institute (NPHHI) – NAPH’s research affiliate – has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from Kaiser Permanente to support the work of NPHHI’s newly launched Transformation Center (TC).

• NAPH Concerned About Health Care Cuts in President’s Budget (Feb. 13, 2012)

  NAPH appreciates President Barack Obama’s efforts to decrease the budget deficit and strengthen the nation through growth and innovation. However, we oppose health care cuts that will damage the safety net’s ability to do just that – innovate to ensure all Americans get the best care.

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