Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the American Hospital Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
Congress returns to Washington, D.C., on Monday, and the stakes are extremely high. The Senate will begin serious negotiations on the next COVID-19 relief package, and we expect Congress to pass legislation before the August congressional recess.
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules establishing 988 as the nationwide phone number to connect people experiencing mental health crises to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a network of 163 crisis centers that last year answered more than 2.2 million calls and 100,000 online…
AHA voiced support for the Critical Access Hospital Expansion Act (H.R. 6693), legislation that would reopen the “necessary provider” designation to eligible rural hospitals.
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SAMHSA Issues Final Rule on Substance Use Treatment Information Sharing
The AHA is hosting two live virtual events that you do not want to miss. See details about how you can participate.
Mark your calendars today for two upcoming AHA live virtual events that you do not want to miss. More details about how you can participate will be sent on Monday.
Thursday, July 16, at 2:30 p.m. ET – Leadership Rounds with Dr. Estes
Please join AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., for the first…
The AHA, along with the American Medical Association, urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay by at least one year the Jan. 1, 2021, implementation of the appropriate use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging services.
AHA letter to Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger and Adam Kinzinger expressing support of H.R. 5855, the Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act.
Please reach out to your senators during the July 4 district work period
As Congress considers additional COVID-19 relief actions, we need to make sure hospital and health systems' priorities are at the top of its list.