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Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet: Hospital Price Transparency

Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate price information when seeking care. Most hospitals use cost estimate tools to provide patient-specific price information because every course of care is unique.
Testimony
Public

AHA Statement to Senate Committee on Aging Hearing on Health Care Services

AHA shares the hospital field’s comments on how to reduce health care costs for seniors.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments on the CMS and ASTP/ONC Request for Information Re: The Health Technology Ecosystem

AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Request for Information regarding the Health Technology Ecosystem.
Fact Sheets
Member

No Surprises Act Implementation Handbook

The No Surprises Act established new patient protections against balance billing in certain circumstances, as well as put into place a number of other provisions that will change how providers and health plans engage with patients and each other with respect to price and coverage transparency, as well as billing. The following implementation guide is intended to help hospitals and health systems understand the new provisions in the law and corresponding regulations.
Issue Landing Page
Public

Surprise Billing

The No Surprises Act addresses surprise medical billing at the federal level. Most sections of the legislation go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, and the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor are tasked with issuing regulations and guidance to implement a number of the provisions.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments on HHS RFI on MAHA Initiative

AHA comments on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services request for information to ensure lawful regulation and unleash innovation to promote better health.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Response to OMB Deregulation RFI

AHA responds to the Office of Management and Budget Deregulation Request for Information.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA Comments to HRSA on Proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program

AHA comments on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s notice of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program.