AHA statement before the HELP Committee on legislation to be considered at the committee’s executive session on May 23, 2024.
Testimony
Every day, AHA staff take to Capitol Hill to tell the hospital story, working to educate Congress on key issues and the field’s concerns. We also advocate with federal regulators, provide expert testimony, and highlight the impact proposed changes could have and suggest alternative solutions. Below are the most recent statements the AHA has submitted for the record for congressional hearings or agency panels.
Latest
The AHA statement before the House Budget Committee on the ways hospital mergers and acquisitions can expand and preserve access to quality care.
AHA Statement to House Ways and Means Subcommittee on the financial and regulatory burdens facing physician practices.
AHA statement on policies to ensure rural patients continue to receive access to high-quality care.
AHA comments on legislative proposals that are to be considered before the Committee on Ways and Means on May 8.
The AHA provides comments before the Senate Committee on Budget on ways to reduce administrative burden and costs in the health care system.
AHA Statement to Senate HELP Committee on workforce diversity, maternal health.
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners — including
AHA shares concerns about the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Health and Human Services’ (HHS) budget proposals that would unfairly penalize hospitals and not improve cybersecurity of the entire health care sector.
John Riggi's testimony provides background regarding the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, gives an update on the current state of play, and outlines the impacts on hospitals, health systems and patients around the country.
AHA comments in response to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce efforts to build upon and strengthen the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
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AHA statement before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Health on the impact of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed regulation of diagnostic tests.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on ways to ensure patients can receive timely emergency medical care, particularly in rural and underserved areas. We share the committee’s interest in ensuring that Americans have high-quality, affordable health care in the face of life-threatening crises.
AHA statement before the House Committee on Ways and Means regarding “Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities."
AHA shares the hospital field’s comments on proposed regulations for minimum staffing standards for LTC facilities and their potential impact on access to care.
AHA comments to the House Committee on Ways and Means regarding the important topic of drug shortages in the United States.
The AHA shares comments on the topic of national health expenditures before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health .
The American Hospital Association submits comments to the Senate Committee on Finance regarding the important topic of drug shortages.
AHA Statement before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Health on “Supporting Access to Long-Term Services and Supports: An Examination of the Impacts of Proposed Regulations on Workforce and Access to Care”