Perspective
Perspective is a weekly blog from Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, that explores the most important issues facing hospitals and health systems.
Two days from now, the AHA will welcome more than 1,000 health care leaders to our 2026 Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Few patient populations are more vulnerable to the shifting winds around health care today than Medicare beneficiaries who need specialized, high-acuity and long-stay care.
Every day, we see more headlines and examples highlighting the impact of artificial intelligence on our lives. The good news is that, in health care, AI is already having many significant positive impacts across numerous aspects of care delivery.
At the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, many passionate and dedicated people come together to focus on ways to tell our story, educate policymakers and advance our advocacy agenda.
America’s hospitals and health systems are deeply committed to providing high quality, accessible and affordable care.
This week, the AHA released an updated Costs of Caring report, which provides a data-driven assessment of the structural drivers of hospital care cost growth.
As the world has learned in recent years, today’s conflicts are fought with many weapons, and cyber warfare is an integral part of the arsenal.
The AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship focuses on developing leaders and empowering them to bring about real and lasting change in the hospitals and health systems in which they serve, as well as in our field overall.
Every day, the women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems show up for work to deliver healing and hope for patients, comfort families and strengthen communities.
As we prepare for the 2026 midterm elections and the campaign season begins to heat up, it’s important for all health care providers to speak up, ask hard questions of candidates and evaluate their thinking on the issues that affect our field.