Issue Landing Page

Landing pages for the American Hospital Association's top advocacy issues.

This year, House and Senate Republicans are expected to use the budget reconciliation process to pass key agenda items on taxes, energy and border security, and they may look to health measures to pay for this legislation.
The AHA Board of Trustees created the Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities. Comprised of 29 hospital and health system leaders and state hospital association CEOs, the task force held meetings, heard from policymakers and conducted field hearings to speak with hospital and…
AHA can help hospitals and health systems prepare for and mitigate cyber threats with John Riggi, a recognized expert, as a powerful resource.
AHA is dedicated to helping hospitals defend against and deflect cyberattacks by supporting Healthcare Public Health Cybersecurity Performance Goals.
AHA created a panel of vetted, highly-reputable cybersecurity and risk service providers to support AHA members’ cyber and risk initiatives
Every single hospital and health system provides benefits to their communities that far outstrip any other sector in health care. Some hospitals are exempt from federal and some state and local taxes. Hospitals more than earn their tax exemption, in part because of the immense benefits they provide…
AHA members are pursuing practices that can reduce health outcome disparities and thereby improve health outcomes for all populations.
The Senate July 1, and the House July 3, passed a budget reconciliation bill with policy changes to Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.