American Hospital Association

See the AHA Legislative Advisory for a summary of key provisions in the bill that affect hospitals and health systems.

In this episode, Tina Freese Decker talks with Chad Golder, general counsel at the AHA. Freese Decker and Golder discuss the current legal environment, what the AHA is doing on behalf of members, and what hospital and health system leaders can do to help.

Reflect on your accomplishments and celebrate your team by submitting an application for the 2026 Circle of Life Award. The award recognizes innovation in delivering palliative and end-of-life care. The deadline is July 15.

Visit the new AHA Member Center page on aha.org for an easy on-ramp to the resources, tools and insights available to you as a member of the American Hospital Association.

In his latest Cyber & Risk Intel blog, AHA National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk John Riggi looks at the cyber and physical threats that health care will face in 2025. He also explores health care organizations’ advancements in mitigating those threats as they’ve learned how to better prepare to maintain clinical continuity and business resiliency during prolonged outages.