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A man with a prosthetic leg walks between two support rails with the help of a physical therapist."/> </div> <div class="content"> <h1><span class="title">Post-Acute Care Advocacy Alliance</span> </h1> </div> </div> </header> <div class="container edp-container"> <div class="spacer dynamic-main "> <section class="page-maincontent"> <div class="body"><div class="raw-html-embed"><div class="raw-html-embed"> <div class="container row"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <h2><span style="color:#003087;">Introduction</span></h2> <p>Post-acute care is a growing and essential health and social service, accounting for more $2.7 trillion spent on personal health care, and, of that, almost 15% of total Medicare spending.</p> <p>The AHA's nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health organizations includes 3,300 post-acute care providers, including free-standing post-acute hospitals and post-acute units. 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AHA supports enhanced coordination between general acute-care hospitals and post-acute providers to improve overall quality of care and reduce total health spending.</p> <p>The AHA meets the unique needs of post-acute care providers through</p> <ul> <li>Representation and advocacy</li> <li>Participation in public policy development</li> <li>Communication, education, and management strategies including specialized education and networking opportunities</li> <li>Collaborating with national organizations to lay the foundation for aligned positions on behalf of post-acute care providers across the continuum of care.</li> </ul> <style type="text/css">.SeperatorBar30{ background-color: #b9d9ed; height: 30px; margin-bottom:30px; } .SessionEvent{ margin-bottom:30px; background-color: #f6f6f6 } .tabcontent h2{ font-size:23px; text-transform:inherit; margin-top:0px; } .SessionEvent .btn{ margin-top:25px; background-color: #d9d9d6; } </style> <div> <h2> <span style="color:#003087;">Explore Post-Acute Care Topics</span></h2> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="panel module-typeC"> <div class="panel-body" style="padding-top:10px;" height="700px"> <div> <a href="https://www.aha.org/advocacy/current-emerging-payment-models/skilled-nursing-facility-pps"><img style="border:1px solid #efefef;margin-bottom:20px;" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2021-10/senior-women-w-doctor.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="Skilled Nursing Facility. 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href="https://www.aha.org/advocacy/long-term-care-pps">LONG-TERM CARE</a> </h3> </div> </div> <p> Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals with clinically complex problems.<br> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="panel module-typeC"> <div class="panel-body" style="padding-top:10px;" height="600px"> <div> <a href="https://www.aha.org/advocacy/current-and-emerging-payment-models/inpatient-rehabilitation"><img style="border:1px solid #efefef;margin-bottom:20px;" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2021-10/rehabilitation-man-trainer.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type="file" alt="INPATIENT REHABILITATION." width="700" height="532"></a> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:5px;"> <a href="https://www.aha.org/advocacy/current-and-emerging-payment-models/inpatient-rehabilitation">INPATIENT REHABILITATION</a> </h3> </div> </div> <p> In a broad sense, rehabilitation services are measures taken to promote optimum attainable levels of physical, cognitive, emotional, health. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="panel module-typeC"> <div class="panel-body" style="padding-top:10px;" height="600px"> <div> <a href="https://www.aha.org/home-health"><img style="border:1px solid #efefef;margin-bottom:20px;" src="/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2021-10/hospital-at-home-banner-600x400.png" width="700" height="528"></a> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h3 style="margin-top:0;padding-top:5px;"> <a href="https://www.aha.org/home-health">HOME HEALTH</a> </h3> </div> </div> <p></p> <p> The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as amended by the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (OCESAA).<br> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-12 cc_tabs"> <style type="text/css">/* reset */ .cc_tabs ul.a-container { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: 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