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AHA 2026 Advocacy Agenda
Explore the AHA's 2026 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
Advocacy & Public Policy, AHA, Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Access to Behavioral Health, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Quality & Patient Safety, Workforce, Making Healthcare More Affordable, Advancing Best Practices for Hospitals & Health Systems, Innovation, Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC), Medicare, Reimbursement
Contact Rep. Before March 18 E&C Subcommittee on Affordability
This is the next in a series of hearings examining health care costs and exploring options to make care more affordable.
AHA Comments on CMS' Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027.
AHA Submits Comments on CMS Proposed Rule on Prohibiting 'Sex-Rejecting Procedures' for Children
The AHA today submitted a comment letter responding to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule that would prohibit hospitals participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs from performing “sex-rejecting procedures” on individuals under 18 years of age.
AHA Statement to House E&C Health Subcommittee on Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans
AHA Statement before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Health Subcommittee on “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain”
AHA Before Senate Committee on Aging — the Doctor Is Out: How Washington's Rules Drove Physicians Out of Medicine
The American Hospital Association (AHA) provides the hospital perspective on the issues impacting health care workforce burnout before the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
CMS Issues Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule for CY 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 21 released its calendar year (CY) 2026 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule.
Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Partial Government Shutdown Looms
Specific government agency funding, including programs within the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to expire at midnight Jan. 30.
TAKE ACTION: Contact Your Representative Ahead of Jan. 22 House Hearings Focused on Commercial Health Insurers’ Role in Health Care Affordability
Please contact your representative prior to the Jan. 22 House hearings to share with them how some commercial insurer policies and practices delay, deny and disrupt care for patients.
Update: Congress Passes Health Care Funding, Extends Key Health Care Provisions
Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7148), which consists of a short-term continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill and a package of five full-year appropriations bills, containing conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions, Cybersecurity, Rural issues, Workforce, Child and Adolescent Health, Maternal Health, Medical Education and Research, Access to Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder, Disaster Preparedness, 340B Drug Pricing Program