The Association represents hospitals, healthcare networks and their patients and communities. Extensive information on current Acts, Congressional budgets and news of interest to the healthcare industry. Coalition to Protect America's Health Care - Information on how the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is hurting America's hospitals. The growing trend towards mergers and acquisitions in the hospital industry. National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems - Represents the nations's health care system as advocate to hospitals, research, and education.
Most members are major teaching hospitals or academic health science centers.