Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Articles
Rural issues
Protecting Access to Patient Care in Rural Communities Across America
For the 57 million Americans who live in rural areas, their hospital is the lifeblood of the community.
Workplace Safety, Workplace Violence, Workforce, SAVE Act
Protecting the Health Care Workers Who Care for Us
Violence in health care settings should never be accepted as “part of the job.”
Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
Government Programs Don’t Cover the Cost of Caring … Hospitals Need Support, Not More Payment Cuts That Would Jeopardize Access to Care and Services
The federal government has a history of reimbursing hospitals below of the cost of providing care to patients.
Medicare Advantage, Prior Authorization, Commercial Insurer Accountability
Protecting Patient Care with Enhanced Medicare Advantage Oversight and Prior Authorization Changes
For many people, choosing an MA plan is a life-changing event and a significant act of trust, counting on the payer they selected to provide the pre-agreed upon coverage for either current medical needs or those that may arise.
Medicaid DSH, Site-Neutral Payment Proposals, Medicare, Patient care and Information
Take Action Now to Protect Patient Care
As congressional leaders continue to hammer out annual spending bills ahead of the Jan. 19 and Feb. 2 deadlines to fund various agencies, a number of important issues affecting hospitals and health systems are being considered.
Advocacy & Public Policy
Making Sure Lawmakers Hear Our Voice Today and Throughout This Election Year
As we welcome a new year, this is a good time to examine the health care landscape ahead as we work to ensure Congress fully appreciates how hospitals and health systems need its support to continue delivering high-quality patient care to their constituents and communities.
AHA, Advocacy & Public Policy, Community Benefit, Telling the Hospital Story
Hospitals and Caregivers Embody Holiday Spirit Each and Every Day of the Year
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.
Environmental Scan, Patient care and Information
Mapping the Horizon to a Brighter Future
Even prior to the pandemic, the biggest questions facing health care providers were: Where is our field headed? And, how can we continue to innovate and transform to deliver the best possible patient care in a fast-changing future?
Quality & Patient Safety
Hospitals Are Leading the Way to Advance Patient Safety
To support and advance those efforts, the AHA recently launched a new Patient Safety Initiative that seeks to energize all the work already underway and reaffirm hospital and health system leadership and commitment to patient safety.
Veteran Hiring, Veterans Administration (VA)
A Salute to Those Who Have Kept America Safe
For nearly 250 years, our courageous and selfless veterans have stood up for the nation’s defense, protecting their countrymen and America’s founding ideals at great personal cost.