AHA Press Releases

WASHINGTON (January 10, 2018) – Today, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced that Mary Lou Mastro, MS, RN, FACHE, System CEO of Edward-Elmhurst He

WASHINGTON (January 12, 2018) – Today, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced that Joan Coffman, President and CEO of HSHS St.

WASHINGTON (January 16, 2018) – Today, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced that Kathleen Becker, JD, FACHE, President, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in S

WASHINGTON (January 11, 2018) – Today, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced that Charlotte Ipsan, chief administrative officer of Norton Women’s and Children’s Ho

WASHINGTON, DC (December 18, 2017) – Bryan Slaba, CEO of Wagner Community Memorial Hospital - Avera in Wagner, S.D., is the 2017 recipient of t

The conference report released today has mixed results for the hospitals and health systems we represent and the patients we are privileged to care for.

The AHA is pleased that the Tax Cuts and Job Acts of 2017 Senate bill did not eliminate the tax-exemption for private-activity bonds for not-for-profit hospitals, protecting hospitals' and health systems' access to this vital source of low-cost capital.

Today, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and America's Essential Hospitals filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent significant Medicare payment cuts for hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

We welcome the nomination of Alex Azar to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The MACRA Physician Quality Payment Program Final Rule for CY 2018 continues a flexible approach to the MACRA's physician quality payment program urged by hospitals, health systems, and the more than 500,000 employed and contracted physicians with whom they partner to deliver care.

In today's rule, CMS finalized a number of policies, including one that will adversely impact patient access to care by reducing Medicare rates for services hospitals provide in new off-campus hospital clinics.

If hospital access to tax-exempt financing is limited or eliminated, hospitals’ ability to make investments in new technologies and renovations in the future will be challenged.

CMS’s decision in today’s rule to cut Medicare payments to hospitals for drugs covered under the 340B program will dramatically threaten access to health care for many patients, including uninsured and other vulnerable populations. It is not based on sound policy and punishes hospitals and patients for participation in a program outside of CMS’s jurisdiction.

The AHA welcomes today’s announcement of a public health emergency for the opioid epidemic and the Administration’s efforts to enhance access to treatment. This declaration appropriately highlights the urgent need to act so that fewer of our fellow citizens are suffering.

The American Hospital Association today released a new analysis showing that providers spend nearly $39 billion a year solely on administrative activities related to regulatory compliance.

Today’s Executive Order will allow health insurance plans that cover fewer benefits and offer fewer consumer protections. No one can predict future health care needs with complete certainty and such plans could put patients at risk when care is needed most.

Contact: Colin Milligan - (202) 638-5491 Jennifer Armstrong Gay - (202) 626-2284

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and AVIA today announced the release of a report summarizing the results of a first-of-its kind survey on the state of digital innovation within hospitals and health systems.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has elected eight members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2018.