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UnitedHealth Group announced plans to expand its Rural Payment Acceleration Pilot to reduce Medicare Advantage payment processing times for rural hospitals to less than 15 days, on average.
Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and 2026 AHA board chair, spoke April 21 at POLITICO’s Health Care Summit about health care affordability.
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., ranking member, House Ways and Means Committee, chatted with Steve Walsh, president and CEO, Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, on a range of health care topics, including the crucial role hospitals play in their communities and how the expiration of the…
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, discussed his priorities for rural hospitals in Missouri and across the nation.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham discussed the nature of American politics through pivotal moments in U.S. history.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, spoke on the need for Congress to address reductions in federal funding from the budget reconciliation bill passed in July 2025, prior authorization challenges presented by insurers, strengthening the…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leaders today announced a voluntary pledge that hospitals can sign related to their efforts on healthy food.
CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of Medicare Chris Klomp and Deputy Administrator and Chief of Staff Stephanie Carlton talked with AHA Board Chair Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO, Houston Methodist, about CMS’ policies in the past year and looking ahead on affordability, commercial health…
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, joined Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health and AHA chair-elect, for a fireside chat.
The 2026 AHA Annual Meeting began today with Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, who discussed the need for leaders to approach health care with skill and compassion and to share patient stories with policymakers as they make critical decisions that…