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12/11/2025
Congress Fails Working Families as Health Tax Credits Are Set to Expire
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11/24/2025
A Thanksgiving Message from Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM
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11/12/2025
CHA Encourages Congress to Extend the Health Tax Credits
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11/12/2025
Catholic Health Association of the United States Statement on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Revisions to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
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Health Progress
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Winter 2026The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs) outline the moral and theological principles guiding Catholic hospitals and health systems in fulfilling their mission of healing. They articulate the Church’s deep convictions about human dignity, the common good and faithful stewardship within the modern practice of medicine. As science and social questions evolve, so too must the guidance that supports the Catholic health ministry. -
Fall 2025Pope Leo XIV - Finding God in Daily Life - Fall 2025
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Fall 2025Maryland's Total Cost of Care Model Aligns Health Innovation With Mission-Driven Care
A 60-year-old woman living with chronic conditions such as asthma, polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis and depression sought emergency care due to worsening shortness of breath. Following her discharge from the emergency department, she continued to struggle with her symptoms while also navigating significant barriers to recovery, including food insecurity, lack of transportation and the need for home-based medical support. -
Fall 2025Findings From CHA Survey: Formation Reaches Deeper Into Ministries, Increases Demand for New Resources
Formation is widely recognized as a crucial tool for embedding Catholic identity and essential for aligning personal values with Catholic health care's mission," writes Shaikat Sen, executive vice president of HSM Group and lead researcher for CHA's nationwide study of ministry formation across its membership. Launched in the fall of 2024 to build on findings from CHA's 2022 Mission Leader Survey, the survey's goal was to discover members' activities and needs related to ministry formation. -
Fall 2025Place Human Dignity at the Center of Health Care Reforms
Health care in America is in need of a transformation. Average costs of care are consistently double those of other developed countries, while outcomes in the U.S. — like life expectancy, infant mortality and chronic disease management — fall short. Access remains a consistent issue with almost 8% of Americans, or 26 million people, without health insurance. Millions more are underinsured, causing them to delay or avoid care altogether. -
Fall 2025Editor's Note - Fall 2025
When it comes to thinking about this issue of Health Progress exploring Health Care Across America, it's helpful to consider: What are our values, and how are those reflected in our health care system? -
Fall 2025Ethics - 50 Years Later: The Enduring Legacy of Karen Ann Quinlan Continues to Influence End-of-Life Decisions
The case of Karen Ann Quinlan remains a watershed moment in both Catholic bioethics and secular ethical and legal thought. On its 50th anniversary, its impact resonates in evolving understandings of dignity, autonomy and the role of modern medical technology. -
Fall 2025Treating Fear: Steps to Help Your Immigrant Patients
First, remember your vocation. Caring for patients is the main thing that doctors, nurses and health care professionals do. Navigating the nuances of immigration policy? Not so much. Unfortunately, immigration enforcement has become highly politicized, impeding the ability of healers to effectively treat their patients and to promote their health. Health care professionals need tools to address the social influencers of health related to immigration enforcement. -
Fall 2025Artificial Intelligence With a Purpose at Providence
At Providence, our commitment to delivering high-quality, mission-driven care guides us in everything we do, including leveraging technology solutions. To help give time back for what matters most — patient care and human connection — we're investing in artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools designed to streamline workflows and simplify day-to-day processes. -
Fall 2025Rallying Around Rural Care: Hospitals Strive to Deliver Accessible Services
Roughly 1 in 5 Americans — more than 60 million in all — live in rural areas across the country. The striking provider disparity between urban and rural areas in America is one key reason why. While urban areas currently average 31 providers per 10,000 people, rural areas have just 13 per 10,000 residents. And while urban areas boast 263 specialists for every 100,000 individuals, rural areas have only 30 specialists available per 100,000 people, according to the National Rural Health Association. -
Fall 2025Formation - A Sign of Hope, 30 Years Later
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Fall 2025
Accountable Care Organizations Save Billions, But Struggles Remain in the Shift to Value-Based Care
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are reshaping American health care, cutting billions in costs and improving patient outcomes through a patient-centered, preventive approach. Despite these successes, ACOs are facing growing challenges, prompting calls for reform to help these models achieve their full potential.
Advocacy Communications
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CHA letters to Congress
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12/10/2025
CHA Urges Congress to Seek Solutions for Health Care
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12/01/2025
CHA Supports Maternal Health Legislation
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11/25/2025
Joint Letter to CMS on HR 1 Implementation
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11/26/2025
CHA Summary of Final 2026 OPPS
