Amicus Brief

The AHA weighs in on a number of issues of importance to hospitals and health systems, as well as the patients they care for, as they come before the court. Below are our most recent friend-of-the-court briefs.

The AHA and eight state hospital associations yesterday filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision by a three-judge panel of the court, which reversed an injunction to prevent a proposed 10% Medicaid payment cut to hospitals and other…
The AHA and the Kentucky Hospital Association today urged the Kentucky Supreme Court to reverse two lower court rulings restricting the scope of protection for patient safety information under the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSA).
Hospitals should be able to appeal Provider Reimbursement Review Board decisions beyond the usual time limit in extraordinary circumstances, the AHA said today in a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Supreme Court in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center, a case involving Medicare…
AHA seeks to ensure that state-action doctrine is applied in a manner that does not impede the valuable work of Americas public hospitals.
Case: 12-3583 AHA files Amicus Brief with U.S. Court of Appeals supporting ProMedica Health System, Inc., The AHA has a substantial interest in the application of antitrust law to hospital mergers, which often foster, rather than diminish, competition, and in many cases are necessary for hospitals…
Amicus brief in support of Defendant Florida Hospital of Orlando's Motion to Dismiss Case As Moot Pursuant to Amendment to TRICARE
AHA and five other national hospital organizations today filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's expansion of the Medicaid program and reject the argument of FL and other states that it is unlawfully "coercive." If "…
Amici Brief and Motion for Leave to Participate as Amici Curiae in judgment against NLRB's Final Election Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court should uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts individual mandate because the crisis of uninsurance substantially affects interstate commerce, the AHA and five other national hospital organizations said in a friend-of-the-court brief (insert link) filed today.…