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.
AHA testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means
Subcommittee on Health on Hearing on Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills
AHA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for considering the Strengthening
Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act.
Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Todd Young, R-Ind., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Tom Carper, D-Del., today introduced legislation to address surprise medical bills.
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation to address surprise medical bills.
The House of Representatives yesterday voted 230-183 to pass AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 986) that would rescind the administration’s latest guidance for states seeking a Section 1332 waiver of certain Affordable Care Act requirements.
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday voted 30-23 to approve with changes legislation that would provide $189.9 billion in base discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and related agencies in fiscal year 2020.
Now in its third year, the March for Moms is an annual march in Washington, D.C., to urge policymakers to dedicate more funding and pass legislation to help improve maternal health in the U.S.
The AHA today voiced strong support for the Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act (H.R. 2552).
The House of Representative today passed two AHA-supported bills to promote generic and biosimilar competition in the prescription drug market.
AHA letter to Representative Kilmer expressing support of H.R. 2552, the “Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act.”