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Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., ranking member, House Ways and Means Committee, chatted with Steve Walsh, president and CEO, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, on a range of health care topics, including the crucial role hospitals play in their communities and how the expiration of the…
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, discussed his priorities for rural hospitals in Missouri and across the nation.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham discussed the nature of American politics through pivotal moments in U.S. history.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, spoke on the need for Congress to address reductions in federal funding from the budget reconciliation bill passed in July 2025, prior authorization challenges presented by insurers, strengthening the…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leaders today announced a voluntary pledge that hospitals can sign related to their efforts on healthy food.
CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of Medicare Chris Klomp and Deputy Administrator and Chief of Staff Stephanie Carlton talked with AHA Board Chair Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO, Houston Methodist, about CMS’ policies in the past year and looking ahead on affordability, commercial health…
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, joined Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health and AHA chair-elect, for a fireside chat.
The 2026 AHA Annual Meeting began today with Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, who discussed the need for leaders to approach health care with skill and compassion and to share patient stories with policymakers as they make critical decisions that…
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., vice chair of the Republican Conference and member of the Senate Finance Committee and its Subcommittee on Health Care, joined Denise Webber, president and CEO of Stillwater Medical Center, for a conversation on building a health care workforce in rural areas,…
Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its Subcommittee on Health, spoke with Mike Abrams, president and CEO of the Ohio Hospital Association, about Landsman’s efforts in Congress to address issues currently facing the health care field. He spoke on the…