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Local Funding for Hospitals 101
25.02.2026 | 15 Min.
We sit down with experts to discuss the mechanics of local funding for hospitals and how the looming Medicaid cuts will impact this funding in the future.
You can learn more by downloading our brief on the topic here: Public Funds Sustain Essential Hospitals.
Understanding Why Essential Hospitals Are So Critical to the Nation's Health
22.01.2026 | 17 Min.
America's Essential Hospitals new president and CEO, Jennifer DeCubellis, sits down to discuss her pathway to this new role, why our members are so critical in this challenging health care environment, and even a little bit of music history!
How Essential Hospitals Manage the Weight of Uncompensated Care
30.09.2025 | 25 Min.
Essential hospitals provide large, and likely drastically increasing, amounts of uncompensated care to patients. Learn more about the impact of uncompensated care on essential hospitals and how they adapt to be able to continue serving in their communities.
Medicaid State Directed Payments: A Lifeline for Essential Hospitals and the Communities They Serve
15.05.2025 | 19 Min.
Essential Hospitals leverage Medicaid state directed payments (SDPs) to ensure the ability to provide quality care to all who come through their doors. In this episode, explore how our members rely on SDPs to meet the needs of patients, regardless of ability to pay.
Essential Hospitals Facilitate Rural Access to Care
25.03.2025 | 22 Min.
Essential Hospitals play an indispensable role in keeping all Americans healthy, including rural Americans. In this episode, explore how our members meet patients where they are through integrated systems of care and training of health care providers.