Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) shares resources on health care legislation being considered by the U.S. House and Senate and legislative advocacy opportunities for hospitals and health systems.
This year’s wildly unpredictable presidential campaign and a truncated legislative calendar has Congress less active and more cautious than usual, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels told AHA members today at the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting.
The president Nov. 2 signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act, P.L. 114-74, passed by Congress last week to raise the nation’s debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Site-neutral payments for new provider-based hospital outpatient departments are…
The AHA applauds the work of the Committee to fight fraud, waste and abuse, and your work on this legislation specifically. While we generally support the efforts of this bill, we appreciate your seeking our input so we can identify some potential unintended consequences or areas where additional…
AHA urges the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to retain and strengthen language in both the House and Senate bill that would enable hospitals to maintain the ability to contract directly with their local Veterans Administration (VA) facilities rather than requiring hospitals to go through a managed…
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) is pleased to support the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2013 (S. 44).
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) is pleased to support the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act (H.R. 1733). By extending to licensed, volunteer health professionals the same protective standards included in the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997, your legislation takes critical steps to…