Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
The American Hospital Association (AHA) shares resources on health care legislation being considered by the U.S. House and Senate and legislative advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.
Budget reconciliation is an optional process under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 that allows for expedited consideration of certain fiscal legislation that makes changes to mandatory spending, revenues and/or the debt limit.
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 Senate Oct. 17 failed for a 10th time to advance the continuing resolution to extend government funding and end the ongoing shutdown.
Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted nine times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21.
Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted eight times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21. These votes have failed. While additional legislative activity is expected in the Senate throughout the week, there is no clear…
Join AHA’s Board Chair Tina Freese Decker for Leadership Dialogue as she discusses key issues with hospitals colleagues from across the country. Watch the video and listen to the podcasts. New videos will post the last Monday of each month.
In this Leadership Dialogue, I welcome back Stacey Hughes, AHA executive vice president of government relations and public policy.
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and the 2025 AHA Board Chair, talks with Stacey Hughes, executive vice president of government relations and public policy at the AHA, about the outlook for ending the government shutdown that began…
The federal government shutdown is expected to continue into next week as the Senate adjourned Oct. 9 after failing to pass spending legislation; senators plan to return Oct. 14.
The AHA provided a statement of recor to the Senate Special Committee on Aging for a hearing Oct. 8 on the pharmaceutical and medical device supply chains.