The AHA shared a statement with the media in response to a report released May 7 by Families USA.
Making Healthcare More Affordable
An AHA blog says an essay published in The New York Times wrongly frames hospitals as the leading “culprit” behind rising health care costs.
The AHA submitted a statement for the record to the House Ways and Means Committee for its April 28 hearing with health system CEOs.
Hospitals are balancing significant cost pressures as they treat a sicker and more medically complex, aging patient population, all while operating with persistent misalignments in how care is financed and reimbursed.
Marc Boom, M.D., is joined by Stacey Hughes, AHA executive vice president of government relations and public policy, to talk about the important role that advocacy plays in advancing health care, what’s happening in Washington, and how hospital and health system leaders can support this work.
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, speaks with Stacey Hughes, executive vice president of government and public policy at the American Hospital Association, about the forces shaping health care…
At the AHA’s 2026 Annual Membership Meeting, more than 1,000 hospital and health system leaders came to Washington, D.C., united by a shared responsibility: to ensure every community has access to high‑quality, affordable care.
The AHA April 23 released a blog responding to a report issued April 22 by Paragon Health Institute. The blog highlights how the report relies on a long list of distorted and debunked arguments.
The latest report from Paragon, which has targeted hospitals, relies on a long list of distorted and debunked arguments.
Executive Order 14257 Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits imposes tariffs on all trading partners.