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Come to the AHA Annual Membership Meeting

When hospital and health system leaders from across the nation come to the 2018 AHA Annual Membership Meeting, May 6-9, in Washington, D.C., they will make their voices heard on Capitol Hill.
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AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack: Unfinished Business

It’s a new year but Congress has some old business to attend to—including many critical hospital and health system priorities.  Both Houses of Congress will be back in session next week.
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Perspective: Make Your Voice Heard Before Congress' Final Vote

Congress has crafted a compromise tax reform bill based on the versions passed by the House and Senate. What are the implications for America’s hospitals and health systems?
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Your Voice Is Critical As Congress Wraps Up

As early as next week, Congress could vote on a final tax reform bill. The House and Senate have each passed different versions, and now both houses have appointed conferees to shape the final bill. Now is the time to contact your legislators, especially if they are Republicans, and urge them to support AHA’s advocacy positions on issues critical to the field, including protecting the individual mandate, access to tax-exempt bond financing and the interest expense deduction for debt, among other items.
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Chair File: Addressing Health Care Challenges, Opportunities Ahead

Now that our calendars are turned to December and 2018 is drawing closer, working together to advance health in America is more critical than ever.
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When Disaster Strikes, Hospitals Are There

The recent events in Las Vegas are shocking, tragic, and heartbreaking. Our country mourns for the many lives lost, and we continue to care for the many more who were injured and are recovering.
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What's Next in the Health Care Debate?

Once again, the Senate attempted to pass a proposal to repeal and replace significant parts of the Affordable Care Act. Once again, it met defeat – and we are grateful.
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Protect 340B and Preserve the Safety Net

The panel that advises the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on hospital outpatient payments sent a clear signal to the agency this week: Don’t shortchange patients’ access to vital phar
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Full Plate Ahead - Washington's To-Do List

Senators have left Washington for their home states for a month-long recess.
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It's Not Over

This was a dramatic week for the Senate’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.