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A trade association representing the interests of Texas hospitals and health care systems.

Texas hospitals and the 369,000 health care professionals they employ share one overarching mission: to make quality, compassionate, affordable health care accessible to all Texans. THA’s experienced team has earned a reputation among Texas hospitals as the go-to resource and thought leader in hospital-related:
- Education;
- Advocacy; and
- Issues.

09/29/2025

Texas hospitals know the story: physicians leave, transfers rise, costs climb. 👨‍⚕️🏥📈

Learn more about how smarter coverage models can change the equation with AmplifyMD in today's article on The Scope: https://ow.ly/CeEi50X41YE

09/29/2025

Texas hospitals will absorb several major hits if Congress doesn't reach an agreement to continue funding the government past this Tuesday's deadline, affecting communities statewide.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱:

🔘 Cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program would slash funding for Texas hospitals that care for low-income and uninsured patients by about $800 million in fiscal year 2026, and more than $2 billion total over FYs 2026-2028.

🔘 The Medicare-Dependent Hospital and Low-Volume Adjustment (LVA) programs are set to expire, putting 57 rural Texas hospitals at risk of closure or service cuts.

🔘 Pandemic-era flexibilities for telehealth and the federal hospital-at-home program would vanish.

🔘 Automatic Medicare sequestration cuts for hospital inpatient and outpatient payments would double from 2% to 4%.

THA has urged the Texas congressional delegation to protect Texas hospitals from these disruptions in a recent letter to the delegation and during recent face-to-face meetings with lawmakers and congressional staff.

🔗 Read the full letter here: https://ow.ly/CqjM50X3TAu

09/26/2025

During the 89th Texas Legislature, THA continued to remind lawmakers that hospitals require unique considerations.

In this month's column on The Scope, THA President/CEO John Hawkins emphasizes the importance of these considerations and why a one-size-fits-all mandate or prohibition doesn't work for hospitals. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/PoAw50X33Z8

09/25/2025

📝 Attention THA Members: Have you completed the THA Membership Survey yet?

Your feedback helps guide our advocacy, programs and resources so we can better serve Texas hospitals. Take a few minutes to share your perspective and help shape THA’s work for the year ahead.

🔗 To fill out your survey, click here: https://ow.ly/Z0KL50X2psy

09/25/2025

At first glance, the nursing shortage looks like it may be dropping. But beneath the surface, double-digit vacancies and consistent turnover remain the pattern across hospitals. 🏥🩺

Learn more about how Unitek is rethinking the workforce pipeline to address the nursing shortage in this week’s article on The Scope: https://ow.ly/G5s850X2eSP

09/24/2025

That’s a wrap on the 2025 THA Annual Conference. Over the past two days, hospital leaders and health care professionals from across Texas gathered in San Antonio to exchange ideas, strengthen connections and share in the collective spirit of advancing health care. 🏥

From conversations on telling your hospital’s story and the outcomes of the legislative session to discussions on innovation, AI and the future of technology, offered something for everyone.

As this year’s conference comes to a close, we look forward to welcoming everyone to Fort Worth for the 2026 THA Annual Conference next Sept. 22-23.

09/23/2025

Day one of the THA Annual Conference in San Antonio featured the annual Awards Luncheon – a tradition that recognizes hospitals and leaders who exemplify excellence in Texas health care.

𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝:

🔹 Baylor Scott & White Health (Waxahachie) – Bill Aston Award for Quality: Academic Institution for Large Teaching Hospital/Health System

🔹 Scottish Rite for Children (Dallas) – Bill Aston Award for Quality: Non-Research/Non-Teaching Hospital/Health System

🔹 United Regional Health Care System (Wichita Falls) – Excellence in Community Service Award

🔹 Jeff Turner, FACHE, CEO Moore County Hospital District (Dumas) – Pioneer Award

🔹 Joel T. Allison, FACHE, former CEO Baylor Scott & White Health – Legends Award

Congratulations to this year's honorees. Your dedication and impact set a high standard for health care in Texas.

09/23/2025

Leaders, learning and conversations about Texas hospitals have begun at the annual conference! Follow THA President/CEO John Hawkins and Senior Director of Education and Governance Programs Lindsay Thompson as they kick off this year's conference.

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09/19/2025

Salary.com has partnered with state healthcare associations for over 20 years to build the largest healthcare compensation survey in the country – a resource grown through associations just like THA.

By participating, Texas hospitals gain access to thousands of health care-specific and benchmark positions, refreshed quarterly and backed by the industry's most trusted, HR-reported data. Combined with Salary.com's award-winning platform, CompAnalyst®, THA members can make smarter, faster pay decisions that address recruitment, retention and equity challenges.

Together, THA and Salary.com are committed to getting pay right in health care – a mission that’s more vital now than ever. 🤝

09/19/2025

The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program has allowed hospitals to buy outpatient drugs at discounted rates and invest those savings into free care, community health programs and free immunizations for low-income and uninsured Texans.

But a new 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program would require hospitals to pay the wholesale acquisition cost of selected drugs upfront and receive rebates later — undermining decades of cost savings and success in the program. THA opposes the use of any rebate model in 340B.

A recent letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, signed by more than 160 members of Congress, urged HHS to scrap the rebate pilot program, or to “proceed with the utmost caution” if it moves forward.

➡️ 🔗 Read lawmakers’ letter to HHS here:

09/19/2025

ICYMI: THA’s advocacy team was in Washington, D.C., this week meeting with the offices of 15 members of the Texas congressional delegation, including Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, to stress time-sensitive issues for Texas hospitals.

Our team engaged in discussions that covered stopping the pending Disproportionate Share Hospital cuts coming due on Oct. 1, the need to renew two key rural health programs and extend COVID-19-era telehealth services before that same date, and renewal of the enhanced premium tax credits by the end of the year.

These issues will deeply affect the operations and resources of hundreds of hospitals, as well as the coverage and care of millions of Texans. 🔗 Read more about these issues in THA’s recent priorities letter sent to the Texas congressional delegation here: https://ow.ly/yZM950WZFzx

09/19/2025

The federal “megabill” informally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act created a new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services taking applications from states on how to distribute part of those funds. In a recent letter to the state’s Health and Human Services Commission, THA encouraged HHSC to pursue funding to support rural hospitals and protect access to care.

THA’s letter highlighted five categories for HHSC to consider in prioritizing its asks for the rural health program:

1️⃣ Direct financial relief
2️⃣ Clinical workforce recruitment and retention
3️⃣ Infrastructure
4️⃣ Technology and innovation
5️⃣ Enhancing the continuum of care

➡️ Read the full comment letter and detailed proposals here: https://ow.ly/3IBG50WZE2V

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