Press Releases

View all of the American Hospital Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.

AHA statement on CMS announcement on Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule from Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
Improving the health of their communities is at the heart of every hospital’s mission. As one example, in a new analysis released, the American Hospital Association (AHA) found that 340B tax-exempt hospitals provided more than $64.3 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2017 alone, the…
Statement on the FY 2021 final IPPS rule from AHA Senior Vice President for Public Policy Analysis and Development Ashley Thompson.
Statement over the CMS interim final rule on data collection and Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs) from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack .
For more than 25 years, the 340B program has enabled hospitals that care for many low-income and uninsured patients to purchase certain outpatient drugs from drug companies at discounted prices
Statement from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack on HHS announcement on distribution of additional relief funds for children’s hospitals.
AHA statement on the CY OPPS proposed rule from Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
Leading healthcare groups convened a summit, “Safe, Effective, and Accessible High-Quality Medicines as a Matter of National Security,” on July 27-31 to examine the resilience of the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain in light of the current state of global pharmaceutical manufacturing.