Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the American Hospital Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
The AHA’s 2017-2020 Strategic Plan is the result of significant deliberation, study, and hard work by AHA’s Board of Trustees, governance committees, and staff, after much input and guidance from you, our membership. We heard from you and responded with a plan that is designed to provide a quick…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Dr. Daniel Mendelson will be chair of the AHAs Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Council.
We commend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for creating the Track 1+ accountable care organization (ACO) model.
CMS today finalized new and expanded mandatory bundled payment models in an effort to coordinate patient care across the health care continuum, something Americas hospitals are already doing to better serve patients and improve care quality.
Repealing and not replacing the Affordable Care Act would be harmful for patients and the hospitals that serve them. That’s why the AHA recently sent letters to President-elect Trump and Congressional leaders highlighting the results of a new study that details the impact repealing the ACA would…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) congratulates Seema Verma on her nomination to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
As health care continues to evolve and as care becomes more patient centered, Dr. Price's experience both as a surgeon, along with practicing at Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital, makes him uniquely qualified to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This week millions of Americans exercised their fundamental right to vote and elect our leaders. With the election now behind us, we must turn from politics to governance. Amid the changing political landscape, our priorities remain the same – advancing the transformation of health care, ensuring…
Millions of Americans have exercised one of our most fundamental rights the right to vote and elect our leaders and the result of Tuesdays historic election will shape national policies for years to come.