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Amicus Briefs
The AHA weighs in on a number of issues of importance to hospitals and health systems, as well as the patients they care for, as they come before the court. Below are our most recent friend-of-the-court briefs.
Amicus Brief: AHA AAMC in Support of the United States’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction Re: US v the State of Idaho, August 16, 2022
Amicus Brief: Hospital Groups Urge Appeals Court to Uphold 340B Requirements In Contract Pharmacy Case, June 29, 2022
Amicus Brief in 6th Circuit Case on PREP Act Immunity , June 8, 2022
Amicus Brief: AHA, US Chamber of Commerce and AMC Re: Hospital Retirement Plan Case, May 22, 2022
Amicus Brief: AHA, Hospital Groups Urge Appeals Courts to Uphold 340B Requirements Re: Sanofi-Aventis U.S. v. HHS et al, May 17, 2022
Amicus Brief: AHA Urges Supreme Court to Reverse 9th Circuit Decision Re: Axon Enterprise Inc. v. FTC, et al, May 16, 2022
Amicus Brief: AHA, Other Hospital and Health Care Organizations Re: Wit v. United Behavioral Health, May 13, 2022
Amicus Brief of AHA, Others in Yale New Haven ERISA Retirement Plan Management Case in CT Federal District Court, April 28, 2022
Amicus Brief: AHA, Others in 2nd Circuit Case on PREP Act Immunity, January 31, 2022
Amicus Brief: AHA, Others in 2nd Circuit Case on PREP Act Immunity, January 3, 2022
AHA, HAP Amicus Brief on Concurrent and Overlapping Surgeries, November 1, 2021
Amicus Brief: AHA, Others Re: William Beaumont Hospital vs United States of America, Ex Rel. David L. Felten, M.D., PH.D., October 14, 2021
AHA, AAMC Amicus Brief: Federal Trade Commission vs Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc, Et Al September 22, 2021
- NJ Hospital Association Amicus Brief: FTC v. Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. and Englewood Healthcare Foundation September 22, 2021
Amicus Brief: Academic Medical Centers Support AHA in 340B Case, September 10, 2021
Amicus Brief: State and Regional Hospital Associations Express Support for AHA’s 340B Case, September 9, 2021
Amicus Brief: AHA, Others File in 5th Circuit, Case On PREP Act Immunity, August 10, 2021
AHA, Others File in 11th Circuit Case on PREP Act Immunity, June 27, 2021
Amicus Brief Eli Lilly v Cochran Re 340B Contract Pharmacy – Intervention, June 23, 2021
Amicus Brief NOVO NORDISK v Cochran Re 340B Contract Pharmacy – Intervention, June 22, 2021
Amicus Brief: PREP Act, AHA, Others Support Decision Providing Broad Immunity from Tort Liability, June 16, 2021
AHA, National Associations Amicus Brief – 340B Contact Pharmacy Legal Challenge by Sanofi June 15, 2021
Amicus Brief: Arizona Opioid Case, November 4, 2020
US Chamber Amicus Brief in Negotiated Charges Appeal, July 24, 2020
Hospital Associations Amicus Brief in Negotiated Charges Appeal, July 24, 2020
Amicus Brief: 36 State Hospital Associations in Support of Petitioners, May 13, 2020
Amicus Brief: National Hospital Associations in Support of the California State Coalition and House of Representatives, May 13, 2020
US Chamber of Commerce Files Amicus Brief Supporting Legal Challenge to Rule Requiring Disclosure of Negotiated Charges, February. 28. 2020
Amici Curiae Brief of AHA, Federation on National Labor Relations Board Standards Governing Offensive Employee Conduct, November 12, 2019
Amici Curiae Brief of the American Hospital Association and other hospital groups on the Stark Law, October 22, 2019
Amici Curiae Brief of the American Hospital Association and other hospital groups on DHS’s Public Charge Rule, September 13, 2019
Amici Curiae Brief of the American Hospital Association and Other Hospital Groups on DHS’s Public Charge Rule, September 11, 2019
Amici Curiae Brief of the American Hospital Association and Federation of American Hospitals, February 13, 2019
Amici Curiae Brief of the American Hospital Association, Federation Of American Hospitals, And Association Of American Medical Colleges in Medicare DSH Case December 20, 2018
FINAL AHA-FAH Amici Brief (Caesars Entertainment Corp.), October 4, 2018
Amicus brief: AHA asks court to remove physicians from centralized opioid litigation, September 20, 2018
Amici Curiae Brief: Hospital Groups Urge Court to Reject Latest ACA Challenge, June 14, 2018
Amicus Brief in Opposition to Consolidation March 29, 2018
Amicus Brief: Hospital Associations' 340B Appeal February 22, 2018
Amicus Brief: Hospital Associations Supporting 340B lawsuit December 8, 2017
Amicus Brief: State of California, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al, October 23, 2017
Amicus Brief: Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida, Inc. v. Jean Charles, Jr., July 6, 2017
Amicus Brief: USA, et al. v. Anthem, et al.; No. 17-5024, March 16, 2017
Amicus brief: House v. Burwell, October 31, 2016
Amicus brief: United States of America ex rel. Bernsten v. Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. et al., October 25, 2016
Amicus brief: Carle Foundation v. Illinois Department of Revenue, August 30, 2016
Amicus brief: Federal Trade Commission et al. v. Advocate Health Care Network et al, August 8, 2016
Amicus brief in Appeal of Browning Ferris Industries of CA: NLRB’s Expansive Joint Employer Test, June 14, 2016
AHA, CHAUSA say no to extrapolation in FCA cases, March 24, 2016
AHA, others urge Supreme Court to reverse decision expanding FCA liability, January 27, 2016
AHA et al amicus brief urging court to overturn NLRB order threatening peer review confidentiality, Jan. 13, 2016
AHA/FAH Amicus Brief urging NLRB to affirm long-standing position on inclusion of “jointly employed” employees in bargaining units, Sept. 18, 2015
Amicus Brief in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Sept. 4, 2015
AHA, FAH support overturning NLRB decision that allows incumbent unions to organize in piecemeal fashion June 29, 2015
AHA files amicus brief on Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Kentucky Supreme Court, April 20, 2015
AHA files amicus brief in Support of Petitioner ProMedia Health System, Inc. v. FTC, March 11, 2015
AHA, others file friend-of-the-court brief in King v. Burwell, January 28, 2015
Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner in ProMedica Health System, Inc. v. FTC, No. 14-762, January 21, 2015
AHA, FAH urge Supreme Court to affirm 9th Circuit ruling in Medicaid case, January 5, 2015
AHA urges court to reject challenge to 340B orphan drug interpretive rule, February 6, 2015
Hospital groups urge full D.C. Circuit to uphold premium subsidies nationwide, November 3, 2014
Supreme Court urged to scrutinize use of interpretive rules, October 17, 2014
AHA, others file friend-of-the-court brief in Supreme Court FCA case, September 5, 2014
Amicus brief in Browning-Ferris Industries of CA: Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status, June 26, 2014
AHA, others urge Supreme Court to bar excessive FCA penalties, June 23, 2014
Amicus Brief in Purple Communications: Use of Employers' Electronic Communications Systems, June 16, 2014
AHA files amicus brief in appeal of 'observation' lawsuit, February 20, 2014
Associations to NLRB: Confidentiality critical to effective peer review, February 10, 2014
AHA urges court to reject challenge to 340B orphan drug rule, December 13, 2013
AHA supports SC health system in Stark Law appeal, December 11, 2013
Amicus Brief: AHA In Suppport of Defendants - Halbig et al. v. Sebelius, November 13, 2013
Amicus Brief: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, March 12, 2013
Amicus Brief: Hospital groups urge court to review CA Medicaid ruling, February 8, 2013
Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Medicare DSH case
Amicus Brief supporting motion to dismiss: OFCCP, Department of Labor v. Florida Hospital of Orlando
The Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board overturns an administrative law judge's ruling that Florida Hospital of Orlando is a federal subcontractor because it is a TRICARE in-network provider, October 19, 2012
AHA files Amicus Brief with U.S. Court of Appeals supporting ProMedica Health System, Inc.
AHA files amicus brief in "Observation" lawsuit April 27, 2012
Hospital groups file amicus brief supporting ACA Medicaid expansion February 17, 2012
Amici Brief supporting challenge to NLRB's Final Election Rule February 7, 2012
Hospital groups file brief supporting ACA individual mandate January 13, 2012
Hospital Groups File Brief on Severability of ACA's Individual Mandate January 6, 2012
AHA Brief Urging Court to Uphold CO Decision to Opt Out of CRNA Supervision
AHA friend-of--the-court brief supporting the Colorado governor's decision to opt out of Medicare's physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists to improve access to care for rural residents. December 21, 2011
AHA, Hospital and physician groups file brief in support of OH liability law
The AHA, Ohio Hospital Association and other organizations today filed a joint friend-of-the-court brief in the Ohio Supreme Court in a case challenging a state law that prevents medical liability cases from being filed more than four years after the date of an alleged incident. (No. 2011-0899), December 12, 2011
AHA, Hospital Groups File Brief in Support of Federal Petitioners
AHA, hospital groups file a brief in 11th Circuit in support of federal petitioners and urges the court to grant the Government's petition for certiorari and hold that the ACA is a constitutional exercise of Congress's Commerce Clause power. (No. 11-398 ), October 27, 2011
Hospital groups file ACA amicus brief
AHA, hospital groups file ACA amicus brief in 11th Circuit urging constitutionality of the individual mandate. (Nos. 11-11021 & 11-11067), April 8, 2011
AHA, other groups' letter urge U.S. to file supporting ACA amicus in Supreme Court Medicaid case, March 21, 2011
AHA and ASHHRA Amici Brief
To the NLRB in support of Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Mobile opposing any modifications to procedures and standards for determining appropriate bargaining units that could erect obstacles to integrated care delivery, (No. 15-RC-8773), March 8, 2011
Coalition for a Democratic Workplace's Amici Brief
AHA, other hospital groups file ACA amicus brief
Commonwealth of Virginia, ex rel. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, v. Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, (Nos. 11-10157 & 11-1058) [ACA], March 7, 2011
AHA, other hospital associations file ACA amici brief
Liberty University, et al, v. Timothy Geithner, et al, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (No. 10-2347), [ACA], February 25, 2011
AHA, FAH, and AHCA Amicus Brief
Amicus brief in support of Appellant Palomar Medical Center re: CMS contractor's "good cause" to reopen claims (No. 10-56529), January 26, 2011
AHA, other hospital associations file amici brief in ACA case
Thomas More Law Center, et al., v. Barack Obama, et.al., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (No. 10-2388), [PPACA], January 21, 2011
AHA FCA Amicus Brief
U.S. Ex Rel., Michael K. Drakeford, M.D. v. Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Court (No. 10-1819), January 10, 2011
AHA and ASHHRA Amici Brief
Roundy's Inc. and Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO: AHA and ASHHRA to the NLRB in support of the respondent employer (No. 30-CA-17185), January 7, 2011
AHA Amicus Brief
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor v. Florida Hospital of Orlando, Department of Labor, Administrative Review Board (No. 11-011), December 29, 2010
AHA FCA Amicus Brief
AHA joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in Schindler v. U.S. ex rel Kirk, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 10-188 [FCA] December 6, 2010
Motion by the AHA for leave to file an Amicus Brief
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor v. Florida Hospital of Orlando, November 29, 2010
AHA other hospital groups file ACA Amicus Brief
State of Florida, by and through Bill McCollum et al., v United States Department of Health and Human Services, et al., (District Court for the Northern District of Florida Pensacola Division Case No. 3:10-cv-91-RV/EMT) November 19, 2010
Motion to File Joint ACA Amicus Brief
By AHA, AAMC, CHA, FAH, NACH and NAPHHS motion filed federal district court RE: State of Florida v. DHHS (District Court for the Northern District of Florida No. 3:10-cv-91-RV/EMT) [Re: Lawsuit challenging health reform law] November 11, 2010
AHA Amicus Brief -- See Supreme Court Decision, January 11, 2011
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research et al., v. United States, U.S. Supreme Court (No. 09-837) [Re: Student Exemption from FICA tax], August 13, 2010
AHA Letter to Solicitor General
Maxwell-Jones v. Independent Living Center (No. 09-958) [Cut in Medicaid payments for hospitals and other providers]. Letter urging Solicitor General to recommend denial of review by the U.S. Supreme Court, August 6, 2010
AHA Amicus Brief
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research et al., v. United States: Petition for Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court (No. 09-837) [Re: Student Exemption from FICA tax] February 16, 2010
AHA Amicus Brief
Ortho Biotech Product, L.P. v. U.S. Ex Rel. Mark Eugene Duxbury, U.S. Supreme Court (No. 09-654) [Re: False Claims Act] January 4, 2010
AHA Amicus Brief
Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District, et al., v. United States Ex Rel., U.S. Supreme Court (No. 08-304) [Re: False Claims Act] September 3, 2009
AHA Amicus Brief -- See Georgia Supreme Court Decision, March 22, 2010
Atlanta Oculoplastic Surgery v. Betty Nestlehutt and Bruce Nestlehutt, Supreme Court of Georgia (S09A1432) [medical liability and non-economic damages] August 21, 2009
AHA Amicus Brief -- See Sup. Ct. Decision, March 18, 2010
Provena Covenant Medical Center v. the Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois, (Sup. Ct. Court of Illinois No. 107328) [Re: property taxes] February 4, 2009
AHA Amicus Brief
Wellstar Health System v. Cheon Park and Lynn Park, Supreme Court of Georgia, (No. S08A1936), [medical liability and non-economic damages] October 21, 2008
AHA Amicus Brief
LeBron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Illinois Sup. Ct., No. 105741 & 105745 (cons.) [caps on noneconomic damages] May 8, 2008
AHA Amicus Brief -- See Appellate Court Decision, August 26, 2008
Provena Medical Center v. Ct. of Appeals (Court of Appeals No. 4-07-0763) [property taxes] January 28, 2008
AHA Amicus Brief -- See Sup. Ct. Decision, June 19, 2008
Chamber of Commerce v. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Et Al., (No. 06-939) [labor relations] Jan. 16, 2008
AHA Amicus Brief -- See Sup. Ct. Decision, June 9, 2008
Allison Engine Company, Inc., et al., v. United States ex Rel., US Sup. Ct. (No. 07-214) [False Claims Act] Dec. 20, 2007
AHA Amicus Brief
Houston Medical Center v. Adkins, US Sup. Ct. (No. 07-538) [peer review privilege] November 21, 2007
AHA Amicus Brief See 5th Cir. Ct. of Appeals Decision, July 23, 2008
Poliner v. Texas Health Systems, et al.: US Ct. of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [peer review] August 8, 2007
AHA Amicus Brief
DiCarlo v. St. Mary Hospital, et al.: US Ct. of Appeals for the Third Circuit [billing and collection] August 8, 2007.
AHA Amicus Brief
US Ex Rel. Rost v. Pfizer US Ct. of Appeals [False Claims Act: “public disclosure bar”] June 7, 2007
AHA Amicus Brief
Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. v. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., et al.: Petition for Certiorari US Sup. Ct. (No. 06-939) [labor relations] March 9, 2007.
AHA Amicus Brief
Provena Covenant Medical Center vs. Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois, (2006-MR-000597) [Illinois Department of Revenue final administrative decision denying property tax exemption] March 9, 2007
AHA Amicus Brief -- See Sup. Ct. Decision, March 27, 2007
Rockwell v. U. S. ex rel. Stone, US Sup. Ct. [False Claims Act] October 26, 2006 including letter to Senator Wyden
AHA Amicus Brief
Gibson, et al, v. Virginia Mason Medical Center [challenge to hospitals' billing practices] August 11, 2006
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