Health care impacts everyone, and THA stays on top of all issues affecting hospitals and their patients. From tracking state legislation to lobbying on Capitol Hill, THA researches, analyzes and advocates for strong health care policies and laws that ensure Texas hospitals have the resources and environments they need to provide the best care possible. THA’s current White Papers and Reports articulate industry data and perspective on behalf of hundreds of hospitals across Texas.
Texas Hospitals’ 2025 State Policy Priorities
The Value of Hospitals to the Community – and the Challenges They Face to Serve It
Nonprofit Charity Care and Community Benefit in Texas
Texas Hospitals’ 2025 Behavioral Health Priorities
Texas: Don’t Dismantle Outpatient Hospital Care
Texas Hospitals Strongly Oppose Site-Neutral Payment Cuts
Government Underpayment, High Numbers of Uninsured Lead to Higher Costs
The Health Care Workforce Pipeline: A Necessary Investment
Vaccines Help Texas Hospitals Keep Their Communities Healthy
The Legislature Shouldn’t Dictate Payment Rates in the Private Health Care Market
Keep Hospitals In-Network and Preserve Patient Choice
Hospital Mergers Preserve Access to Care
EMTALA Requires Hospitals to Provide Emergency Services to All Patients Regardless of Ability to Pay
Impact of Expiring Rural Provision: Enhanced Low-volume Adjustment Hospitals
THA Key Federal Issues: Congressional Lawmaker Hospital Visits
Workplace Violence Prevention Toolkit
2023 New Health Care Laws
Health Care and the 88th Texas Legislature: Outcomes for Texas Hospitals
Proposed Federal Rule Would Upend Patient Care
Hospitals Oppose Government Rate-Setting for State Health Plans
Double Threat: Federal Payment Cuts & Millions of Uninsured
Support Sweeping Efforts to Modernize Behavioral Health Care
Modernization Boosts Access for Behavioral Health Care
Process to Protect People in Crisis
Strengthen the Prudent Layperson Standard
The Facts: Texas Hospitals Work to Stabilize Amid Harmful Mistruths
Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Therapy
Staff Vacancies Result in Reduced Services
COVID-19 Impact Report
Hospital Payment Sources
Medicaid’s Role in Hospital Financing
Federal Policy Priorities 2023-24
Hospital Financial Strain Hurts Patients
Streamline Orders of Protective Custody for Patients in Crisis
Texas Hospitals Strongly Support Behavioral Health Priorities
Improve Access to Mental Health Treatment With an IMD Exclusion Waiver
Texas’ Medicaid Directed Payment Programs Sustain the Safety Net
Price Transparency: A Primer on State, Federal Requirements
