Press Releases
View all of the press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that four retiring state hospital association executives will be awarded its 2026 Board of Trustees Award.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Deborah Bowen, FACHE, CAE, president and CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), will be awarded its 2026 Board of Trustees Award.
A group of hospital stakeholders, including the American Hospital Association, the Federation of American Hospitals, National Association of Long Term Hospitals and Coalition of Long-Term Acute-Care Hospitals, released the Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Reform Policy Principles.
While the American Hospital Association appreciates CMS’s efforts to expand the reach of value-based models, we believe that mandatory participation presents significant challenges, particularly for hospitals that lack the scale or financial capacity to make the necessary investments in care…
The AHA released the 2026 edition of its annual Costs of Caring report. It shows hospitals and health systems continue to face increases in the costs of people, supplies, medicines and infrastructure needed to provide care and services to their communities.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital (PVH) in Keyser, W.Va., as the 2026 recipient of the new Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award.
The First Circuit recognized that the district court’s decision halting the 340B Rebate Program was “careful and thorough”— and correct. The AHA remains pleased that these courts have put on hold this harmful program that would have a devastating effect on America’s most vulnerable patients and…
On behalf of our members — including safety-net hospitals serving rural and underserved communities — we are pleased with today’s decision. The court’s decision halts a rule that would have caused a devastating sea change in a 30-year-old program relied upon by hospitals that serve America’s most…
American Hospital Association (AHA) President and CEO Rick Pollack today announced his plans to retire by the end of 2026. A 43-
year veteran of the association, Pollack has served as its chief executive for over the past decade.
Patient safety throughout hospitals and health systems across the nation continues to improve, according to a new data analysis of key safety and quality metrics from Q4 2019 to Q2 2025 released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and Vizient®.