Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the American Hospital Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
Congress is back in Washington, D.C., for its “lame-duck” session, in which lawmakers will take up pressing, end-of-year business. Funding for the federal government, as well as other key health care provisions, are set to expire Dec. 11. It is imperative that we work to ensure that hospitals and…
AHA will provide live coverage and analysis of the Nov. 10 U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in the latest challenge of the Affordable Care Act.
Statement on the 2020 Election. This remarkable year has tested our nation, our economy, our health care system — and most recently — our sacred democratic form of government. Now, after Americans spoke out by ballot in record numbers, the media has reported that the election has been called for…
The AHA Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. ET will host an all-member live virtual advocacy event.
A federal judge in Illinois ruled the Department of Homeland Security’s public charge rule was invalid because it violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
The AHA Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. ET will host a special live virtual event where AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and Executive Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy Tom Nickels will break down the election results and what they may mean for health care.
The national election eight days from today will affect many aspects of our society. And once again, health care is front and center. Those elected will face a full plate of new and ongoing health care issues, including providing additional financial support for struggling hospitals and health…
Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. ET for a special AHA post-election webcast in which AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and Executive Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy Tom Nickels will break down the results and what they may mean for health care.
In a letter, AHA again urged the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to delay the start date for its new radiation oncology alternative payment model until Jan. 1, 2022.
The AHA joined five other national medical groups in urging the Department of Homeland Security to exclude foreign national physicians in the J-1 visa program from a proposed change to the process for extending certain non-immigrant visa stays in the United States.