Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the American Hospital Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
The House of Representatives is expected to consider the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) next week, a bill that includes site-neutral payment cuts and detrimental provisions focused on hospital price transparency, among other issues.
With only 11 days that the House and Senate are in session together before the fiscal year concludes, much of the attention in Washington is on how Congress will fund the government and whether there will be a government shutdown.
Congress is returning to Washington, D.C., with a number of high-profile issues on their agenda, including funding the government.
AHA Board Chair John Haupert is among those named to the Congressional Budget Office’s 2023 Panel of Health Advisers, it was announced recently.
A new video highlights AHA’s work with Congress and policymakers this year to help the nation’s hospitals and health systems stabilize their finances, strengthen their workforce and secure their ability to serve their communities.
Legislators need to be aware of the work that hospitals and health systems do now more than ever because the House and Senate are considering so-called site-neutral legislation that would further reduce Medicare funding for patient services provided by hospitals.
Congress returns to Washington this week with a full legislative agenda before its scheduled August recess.
More than 200 hospital and health system leaders on June 6 participated in an AHA Advocacy Day briefing to get the latest developments from Capitol Hill. AHA leaders briefed those in attendance on a number of issues, including site-neutral payment policies, the 340B Drug Pricing Program,…
Congress is considering legislation on a number of issues that would have negative effects on hospitals and their communities, including site-neutral payments, the 340B program and physician-owned hospitals.
Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate price information when seeking care.