Press Releases
View all of the American Hospital Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
A new report confirms the tremendous financial strain that hospitals and health systems on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19 are under.
Statement on HHS announcement on distribution of funds for hospitals with high COVID-19 admissions and in rural areas from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
Statement on additional regulatory waivers from CMS from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
A coalition led by the American Hospital Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), and comprising nearly 30 other organizations, sent a letter to Congress urging swift action to protect Americans’ health care coverage in its response to the COVID-19…
Statement on HHS announcement on distribution of additional funds from CARES Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
AHA statement on the Paycheck Protection Program & Health Care Enhancement Act from President and CEO Rick Pollack.
Statement on CMS guidance on elective procedures from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
As the COVID-19 surge wanes in different parts of the country, patients’ pent up demand to resume their elective surgeries will be immense. To ensure patients can have elective surgeries as soon as safely possible, a roadmap to guide readiness, prioritization and scheduling has been developed by…
AHA statement on additional emergency funding for hospitals & health systems from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
AHA statement on initial emergency funding from CARES Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.