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.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Ranking Member Kevin Brady, R-Texas, yesterday announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills.
The House of Representatives today voted 230-192 to approve the Lower Prescription Drug Costs Now Act.
Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today introduced a Senate version (S. 2986) of the Social Determinants Accelerator Act, AHA-supported legislation that would provide planning grants and technical assistance to help states and communities address the social determinants of…
President Trump yesterday signed a continuing resolution funding the federal government through Dec. 20 and delaying impending Medicaid cuts, among other provisions.
The Senate today voted 74-20 to approve and send to the president a continuing resolution funding the federal government through Dec. 20 and delaying impending Medicaid cuts, among other provisions.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee this week approved two AHA-supported bills to strengthen maternal care and access to care, including in rural areas.
A coalition of 14 health care organizations, including the AHA, today voiced support for the Accountable Care in Rural America Act, the companion to Senate legislation that would revise the benchmarking formula for the Medicare Shared Savings Program to ensure participating ACOs have an equal…
The House of Representatives today voted 251-158 to pass legislation (H.R. 1309) that would require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a workplace violence prevention standard, and health care and social service employers to comply with the standard to participate in…
Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, yesterday introduced the Senate companion to the Opioid Workforce Act.
The Federation of American Hospitals and the American Hospital Association, urge Congress to oppose S. 2860 and any other legislation that would repeal current law limiting self-referral to physician-owned
hospitals.