Press Releases
View all of the American Hospital Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
The AHA welcomes today’s announcement of a public health emergency for the opioid epidemic and the Administration’s efforts to enhance access to treatment. This declaration appropriately highlights the urgent need to act so that fewer of our fellow citizens are suffering.
The American Hospital Association today released a new analysis showing that providers spend nearly $39 billion a year solely on administrative activities related to regulatory compliance.
Today’s Executive Order will allow health insurance plans that cover fewer benefits and offer fewer consumer protections. No one can predict future health care needs with complete certainty and such plans could put patients at risk when care is needed most.
Contact: Colin Milligan - (202) 638-5491
Jennifer Armstrong Gay - (202) 626-2284
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and AVIA today announced the release of a report summarizing the results of a first-of-its kind survey on the state of digital innovation within hospitals and health systems.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has elected eight members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2018.
The AHA continues to have concerns over the accuracy and consistency of the “Worksheet S-10” data that CMS will use to determine the cost of treating uninsured patients.
The Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2, a coalition of over 30 health care organizations committed to helping the country end the opioid crisis, today issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the bipartisan Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, OPPS Act of 2017, H.R…
From the outset of this process, the AHA has remained consistent in our call for the protection of coverage, the protection of the Medicaid program, and the stabilization of the Health Insurance Marketplace.
A new report by Milliman aims to demonstrate the tremendous resources hospitals and health systems put toward anticipating violent events and caring for its victims. Cost estimates are $2.7 billion in 2016.