Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the American Hospital Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
The AHA urged President-elect Biden to implement during his first 100 days in office urgent policy recommendations to ensure America’s hospitals can continue to fight the pandemic, recover and rebuild a better health care system for the future.
AHA letter that outlines initial policy priorities for Biden Administration first 100 days.
The AHA expresses support for the bipartisan Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (S. 4349), legislation that aims to reduce and prevent burnout, behavioral disorders and suicide among health care professionals.
The AHA and 114 other national organizations urged leaders from the House and Senate to swiftly pass the bipartisan Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act (H.R. 4995) and the bipartisan Helping MOMS Act of 2020 (H.R. 4996).
The AHA urged Congressional leaders to support the bipartisan Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (H.R. 6788/S.3599), and include it in forthcoming COVID-19 relief legislation.
AHA comments on the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule to set expiration dates for its regulations (subject to certain exceptions), unless the department periodically assesses the regulations to determine if they are subject to review, and if they are, performs a review. Subject…
Two hundred twenty-four. That’s the number of days since the last COVID-19 relief package was signed into law.
AHA statement on CY 2021 OPPS final rule from Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
The AHA launched a new periodic report to convey to congressional staff hospitals’ and health systems’ desperate need for a new COVID-19 relief package.
Summary of CMS’ CY 2021 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule