![Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association CEO and President standing in front of United States flag and the AHA seal.](/sites/default/files/2022-04/AT-Rick-Pollack-Perspective-2022-News-900x400.jpg)
As the first of two deadlines to fund the federal government approaches Jan. 19, the Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care yesterday launched a television ad on network and cable news shows urging Congress to reject Medicare cuts to hospitals and health systems already pushed to the brink by broken supply chains, workforce shortages and high inflation.