Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
The American Hospital Association (AHA) shares resources on health care legislation being considered by the U.S. House and Senate and legislative advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.
The AHA today submitted comments to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on their bipartisan discussion draft legislation, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019.
The AHA today submitted comments to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on their bipartisan discussion draft legislation, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019. The cost – and affordability – of health care in America affects all stakeholders, including patients and their…
AHA letter to Representative Eliot Engel expressing support H.R. 3022, the Patient Access Protection Act, legislation to repeal the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital reductions.
Commenting on the rate-setting provision of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s legislative proposal to address surprise medical bills, the AHA, America’s Essential Hospitals, Association of American Medical Colleges, Catholic Health Association of the United States, Children’s Hospital…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a final rule updating Medicare and Medicaid requirements for the more than 100 Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in 31 states, the first major update since 2006.
Responding today to a House Energy and Commerce Committee request for information on its No Surprises Act draft legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills, the AHA said it shares the committee’s objective of protecting patients from balance billing in certain circumstances by out-…
Leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) May 23 released the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 – bipartisan discussion draft legislation focused on reducing health care costs.
Reps. Bradley Schneider, D-Ill., Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, yesterday introduced a House companion to AHA-supported legislation that would improve and extend the Conrad State 30 program until 2021.
The House Budget Committee today held a hearing on the Congressional Budget Office’s recent report on key design components and considerations for policymakers interested in establishing a single-payer system.
AHA testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Health on Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills