Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the American Hospital Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
Despite significant and ongoing challenges this year, hospitals and health systems can be proud of the job they do each and every day to care for our families, our friends and our neighbors.
Don’t miss your chance to influence policy and advocate for patients, caregivers, and communities. AHA’s Annual Membership Meeting is the nation’s leading conference for hospital and health system leaders advancing health in America. Join us in the nation’s capital April 14–16, 2024 for insightful…
Cyber criminals are probing the defenses of health care providers every second of every day. Health care continues to be the number one targeted critical infrastructure sector as bad actors attempt to breach patients’ private data, phish for sensitive information and attempt to extort ransomware…
As we’ve seen from recent media reports, Congress — and especially the House right now — continues to struggle to put together a plan to keep the government funded and avoid a potential shutdown that few want to see.
The House of Representatives is expected to consider the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378) next week, a bill that includes site-neutral payment cuts and detrimental provisions focused on hospital price transparency, among other issues.
With only 11 days that the House and Senate are in session together before the fiscal year concludes, much of the attention in Washington is on how Congress will fund the government and whether there will be a government shutdown.
Congress is returning to Washington, D.C., with a number of high-profile issues on their agenda, including funding the government.
AHA Board Chair John Haupert is among those named to the Congressional Budget Office’s 2023 Panel of Health Advisers, it was announced recently.
A new video highlights AHA’s work with Congress and policymakers this year to help the nation’s hospitals and health systems stabilize their finances, strengthen their workforce and secure their ability to serve their communities.