Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the American Hospital Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
Press Release
Statement on DOJ insurance mergers lawsuit
Rick Pollack
AHA President and CEO
The action taken today by the Department of Justice (DOJ) is good news for consumers, who would have faced increased costs and fewer choices for coverage.
Press Release
Three Hospitals Honored for Commitment to Quality
American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize Recognizes Hospital Leadership and Innovation in Quality Improvement and Safety
Providing consumers with clear, accurate, useful information to aid in making critical health care decisions is a goal we all share. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) star ratings system was intended to provide that help to consumers, their families and caregivers as they consider…
AHA Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders on Mental Health Bill.
AHA letter to the Department of Health and Human Services regarding medication-assisted treatment for opiod user disorders.
Read complete coverage of the AHA Annual meeting, including news from top AHA leaders, federal lawmakers, government officials and more. Experts air proposals to rein in rising prescription drug prices
This year’s wildly unpredictable presidential campaign and a truncated legislative calendar has Congress less active and more cautious than usual, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels told AHA members today at the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting. Congressional leaders are looking ahead to 2017…
In a rapidly changing health care environment, all hospitals seek a path forward that “leads to better health outcomes, better services at lower cost,” AHA Chairman Jim Skogsbergh said Sunday, following his investiture at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C. “But how each of us…
Kicking off the AHA annual meeting’s Federal Forum, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack today told hospital and health system leaders that redefining the “H” can secure hospital’s critical role in public life and responds to the growing demands of managing chronic illnesses and consumerism. It also…
In a taped video message delivered to the annual meeting, Sen.