Advocacy & Public Policy
Resources from the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) on advocacy and public policy health care issues.
In the first Leadership Dialogue of 2025, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, talks with two policy experts at the AHA 鈥 Stacey Hughes, executive vice president of government relations and public policy, and Ashley Thompson, senior vice president of鈥
All eyes this week have been on Washington, D.C., as President Trump was inaugurated and the 119th Congress 鈥 with Republicans holding majorities in the House and the Senate 鈥 beginning its legislative work.
The AHA yesterday released its 2025 Advocacy Agenda that details the association's key priorities for Congress, the Administration, regulatory agencies and courts. The agenda is focused on ensuring access to care; strengthening the health care workforce; advancing quality, equity and health care鈥
Explore the AHA's 2024 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
- Advocacy & Public Policy
- AHA
- Access & Health Coverage
- Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
- Access to Behavioral Health
- Disparities/Equity of Care
- Reducing Healthcare Disparities
- Quality & Patient Safety
- Workforce
- Making Healthcare More Affordable
- Advancing Best Practices for Hospitals & Health Systems
- Innovation
- Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC)
As the 119th Congress and new Administration begin their work for 2025, the AHA invites members to participate in a Feb. 5 virtual briefing to learn about important issues affecting hospitals and health systems.
Thomas Edison once said, 鈥淕ood fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.鈥滱s hospitals and health systems 鈥 and the millions of dedicated individuals who work there 鈥 pursue their unwavering mission to provide accessible and affordable quality care for all who need it, it鈥檚 more鈥
The House of Representatives today filed the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, a bill to fund the government through March 14, 2025, provide disaster relief and address a number of provisions that affect hospitals and health systems, including鈥
December鈥檚 holiday rush is in full swing on Capitol Hill as Congress returned to Washington this week facing a long list of to-dos and a short time to do them. The Dec. 20 deadline to fund the government is quickly approaching, and lawmakers also hope to reach agreement on several other issues鈥
The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare Dec. 4 launched a new national, seven-figure digital, cable and broadcast advertising campaign that highlights the importance of life-saving care unique to hospitals and health systems.
The AHA and 22 other organizations Nov. 22 urged (LINK) Congress to pass an end-of-year health care package that includes action on alternative payment models and a scheduled physician payment cut.