Press Releases
View all of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today announced that Wendell Primus, former senior health policy advisor to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, will be presented the AHA Honorary Life Membership Award for his outstanding contributions to advancing health care in America.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today announced that Andy Carter, president and CEO of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) will be awarded AHA’s 2023 Board of Trustees Award. The Board of Trustees Award is presented to individuals or groups who have made…
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today announced that Marna P. Borgstrom, former CEO of Yale New Haven Health in New Haven, Conn., will be awarded its 2023 Board of Trustees Award. The Board of Trustees Award is presented to individuals or groups who have made substantial and noteworthy…
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It has long been the position of the AHA that health care providers must have clarity about the laws that govern the provision of patient care. Following Friday night’s decisions from federal district courts in Texas and Washington, that principle has never been more important. It is vital that the…
The AHA is deeply concerned with CMS’ woefully inadequate proposed inpatient hospital payment update of 2.8% given the near decades-high inflation and increased costs for labor, equipment, drugs and supplies.
The AHA commends CMS for finalizing critical policies that will help ensure beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage have access to the medically necessary health care services to which they are entitled.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) and the American Health Care Association (AHCA), the largest associations representing America’s hospitals and nursing homes, respectively, sent a joint letter today to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (…
Today, the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) and AHIP filed a joint amicus brief in United States v. Supervalu Inc. v. Safeway Inc. In the brief, the organizations argue that the federal government’s “erroneous construction and expansion of the FCA [False Claims Act] threatens the legitimate…
Data from the health care consulting firm Dobson | Davanzo, released today by the Federation of ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿s (FAH) and the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA), shows that physician-owned hospitals (POHs), when compared to other hospitals, treat less medically complex and more financially…