FHA works with lawmakers, regulators, and other stakeholders to address critical workforce shortages, the exponential growth in staffing costs, and other workforce challenges.

FHA advocates for a state budget that appropriately and fairly covers the cost of health care, particularly for those in the Medicaid program.

FHA supports policies and funding that increase access to community-based behavioral health care services and reduces reliance on hospital emergency departments.

FHA pursues policy solutions to address barriers to high-quality, timely patient care and advocates for increased accountability and transparency among health care payers.

FHA opposes burdensome and duplicative regulatory and statutory requirements that detract from patient care and add to health care costs.