Catholic Health Association's Statement on the Administration's Health Plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 2026
Contact: Marie Johnson

WASHINGTON, DC - The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) President and CEO Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, issued the following statement about the Administration's health plan.

"We welcome the Administration's engagement in the vital work of expanding access to quality, affordable health care. Ensuring that individuals and families can obtain the care they need is central to the mission of Catholic health care.

An urgent step Congress and the Administration can take now is to advance a bipartisan solution to restore the enhanced premium tax credits that millions of working Americans depend on. Renewing them would immediately ease financial pressures on households while helping ensure people maintain their health coverage.

We will continue to work with the Administration and with Congress to strengthen health care access for communities across the country."

The Catholic Health Association of the United States is the national leadership organization of the Catholic health ministry, representing the largest nonprofit provider of health care services in the nation.

• 1 in 7 patients in the U.S. is cared for in a Catholic hospital each day.
• Catholic health care, which includes more than 2,200 hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, systems, sponsors, and related organizations, serves the full continuum of health care across our nation.