Some recent media articles have used the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s March report to Congress to suggest a one-sided, inaccurate and misleading view of hospitals’ financial situations, writes Ashley Thompson, AHA’s senior vice president for public policy analysis and development. READ MORE

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The House Appropriations Committee June 9 approved their version of the FY 2027 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services,…
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The AHA provided a statement to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today for a hearing titled “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans:…
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The House Appropriations Committee June 4 released the fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
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Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, yesterday introduced a House version of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization Act, a bill that would…
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Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act on May 19. The bill would guarantee that beds used solely for labor…
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The House Education and Workforce Committee May 21 unanimously passed the Transparency in Billing Act (H.R. 8684). The bill would require off-campus hospital…