American Hospital AssociationAHA Highlights Perspective: Hospitals Are Leading Efforts to Make Health Care More Affordable Affordability is front and center in conversations across the country, as Americans feel pressure from the rising cost of living and policymakers search for solutions. Hospitals and health systems share their concerns because we see the impact of high costs every day on the patients and families we serve. Read the Latest Perspective Real Affordability Solutions from the Front Lines of Caring The AHA today released a new report highlighting actionable and achievable strategies and solutions to make health care more affordable. Read the Affordability Report Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Advancing Quality Behavioral Healthcare With John Santopietro, M.D., of Hartford HealthCare Santopietro shares how convening clinical councils focused on early detection, early intervention, drug-dosing algorithms, wraparound services and other topics are advancing high-quality, evidence-based behavioral healthcare. Watch the Latest Leadership Dialogue Registration open! AHA Leadership Summit — July 12-14 Join hospital and health system leaders to tackle the big questions shaping health care’s next era. Anchored by the theme (Re)Designing Care Delivery and Operating Models for the Future, this year’s program features shorter, more interactive sessions that spark idea exchange and peer-to-peer connections. Register for the Leadership Summit Health Care Cybersecurity Considerations for 2026: This Year’s Top 3 Cyber Risks This AHA Cyber & Risk Intel blog by John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explores what health care leaders need to consider to reduce their organization’s cyber risk — including health care’s top three current and anticipated cyberthreats of 2026. Read Latest AHA Cyber & Risk Intel Blog AHA and West Health Launch National Accelerator to Scale Technology-Enabled Patient Care Solutions The AHA and the West Health Institute announce a new three-year initiative to help hospitals and health systems operationalize and scale proven technologies across care environments to improve patient outcomes and support care teams. Read the Press Release Hope. Healing. Health. Watch AHA's new ad highlighting how hospitals and health systems provide hope, healing and health to the patients and communities they serve. Watch the Video AHA 2026 Advocacy Agenda This year, the AHA will work to protect patient care, ensure affordable access to services and strengthen the health care system. View the 2026 Advocacy Agenda Latest News See More News Stories AMA webinar recording on maternity care coding changes now available Jun 5, 2026 AHA, West Health launch learning collaborative on aging care Jun 5, 2026 AHA’s 10th annual #HAVhope Friday calls for workplace violence prevention and safer work environment Jun 5, 2026 CMS releases updated report on complaint data, enforcement efforts Jun 5, 2026 House Appropriations Committee releases FY 2027 appropriations bill Jun 5, 2026 Public Hospitals Are Leading Efforts to Make Health Care More Affordable Jun 5, 2026 Survey finds 1 in 5 privately insured adults reported coverage denials for doctor-recommended care Jun 4, 2026 Alert warns of cyber campaign by Chinese military intelligence to obtain classified or privileged information Jun 4, 2026 AHA receives 2026 John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees Award Jun 4, 2026 AHA to mark 10th #HAVhope National Day of Awareness Jun 4, 2026 USTR proposes additional tariffs on certain nations, citing failure to impose or enforce ban on forced labor Jun 3, 2026 Representatives join hospital leaders at AHA briefing to discuss need for legislation on prompt payment standard for MA plans Jun 3, 2026 Advocacy Member Non-Fed TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Representative Ahead of June 10 Hearing on Price Transparency Jun 5, 2026 Public Fact Sheet: Hospital Price Transparency — Current Landscape and a Better Path Forward Jun 5, 2026 Member CMS Issues Interim Final Rule on Community Engagement (“Work”) Requirements Jun 4, 2026 Member CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Medicaid Supplemental Payments Jun 2, 2026 Member AHA Releases New Report with Strategies to Make Health Care More Affordable Jun 2, 2026 Public AHA Comments on CMS FY 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed Payment Rule Jun 1, 2026 Public AHA Comments on CMS FY 2027 Inpatient Rehab Hospital Proposed Payment Rule Jun 1, 2026 Public AHA Comment Letter on Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule For FY 2027 Jun 1, 2026 Top Advocacy Issues AHA Action Center InnovationCybersecurity & Risk Advisory ServicesAHA Team TrainingAHA Next Generation Market Scan Preparing for Extreme Heat: 6 Best Practices for Hospitals Jun 2, 2026 9 Inpatient Rehab Hospital Best Practices May 19, 2026 Hartford HealthCare Embraces AI with PatientGPT May 19, 2026 4 Health Systems Transforming Care with AI May 12, 2026 UChicago Medicine to Implement Smart Hospital Platform May 12, 2026 See all Market Scan articles Leadership Scan Rural Data on the Move: Turning EMS Information Into Action at the Point of Care Apr 21, 2026 More Innovation Telling the Hospital Story Public Nationwide Children’s Hospital incorporates reading literacy into routine visits Jun 4, 2026 Public Patient becomes advocate for rare cancer research Jun 3, 2026 Public Hackensack Meridian Health Opens Nation’s First Health & Wellness Center In A Major Travel Hub Jun 3, 2026 Public Real Solutions to Workplace Violence Jun 3, 2026 Public Health system's ‘Heads Up’ series supports young people’s mental well-being Jun 2, 2026 Public Leadership Dialogue Jun 1, 2026 More on Telling the Hospital Story Upcoming Events & Education 2026 AHA Leadership Summit Jul 12, 2026 - 07:00 AM Advancing Just Culture, Psychological Safety, and High Reliability Through Team-Based Practice Jun 09, 2026 - 12:00 PM Stronger Health Care Security Starts with Trusted Identity Jun 11, 2026 - 12:00 PM See the Full Events & Education Calendar Our VisionA just society of healthy communities, where all individuals reach their highest potential for health.Telling the Hospital Story What Makes a Future-Forward Board Member? 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