Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the American Hospital Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
Hospital leaders earlier this week came to Washington for an AHA-hosted Advocacy Day briefing that laid the groundwork for meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Front and center in those talks were our concerns about stopping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from moving forward…
Today, hundreds of hospital leaders are reaching out to their members of Congress to talk about the challenges facing their patients and communities.What are the issues facing hospitals and health systems today? Recent developments regarding the so-called site-neutral payment provisions included in…
AHA urges Senator Mitch McConnell to schedule a Senate vote on meaningful mental health reform legislation this fall.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has a responsibility to provide fair and equitable compensation to hospitals for the care they provide to Medicare patients. Sadly, the way the agency proposes to treat new off-campus provider-based outpatient clinics falls far short of that standard…
Now that the hoopla of the national political conventions is over, keep this in mind as we look ahead beyond the November elections: bipartisanship will ultimately be the name of the game when it comes to getting things done in Washington, particularly with the likelihood that no party or ideology…
Press ReleaseAmerican Hospital Association honors two federal health care leaders
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Statement on CMS' New Bundled Payments for Cardiac Care and Hip Fractures
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President Government Relations and Public Policy
July 25, 2016
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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.
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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…