Amicus Brief
The AHA weighs in on a number of issues of importance to hospitals and health systems, as well as the patients they care for, as they come before the court. Below are our most recent friend-of-the-court briefs.
Interest of Amicus Curiae
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) is a national not-for-profit association that represents the interests of more than 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, and other health care organizations, as well as 43,000 individual members. It is the largest organization鈥
The AHA and American Medical Association urge the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to affirm a district court decision that invalidated a No Surprises Act final rule that favors insurers in the independent dispute resolution process and threatens serious harm to the law鈥檚 patient鈥
A friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Federation of 黑料正能量s, Catholic Health Association of the United States, America鈥檚 Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges urging the 5th Circuit to maintain cost-free access to ACA preventive services.
AHA urges the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse the Federal Trade Commission鈥檚 decision in Illumina Inc. v. FTC, 鈥渁 paradigmatic example鈥 of how the agency鈥檚 practices violate the Constitution鈥檚 due process clause.
The AHA, joined by the Federation of 黑料正能量s, Catholic Health Association of the United States, America鈥檚 Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges, urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to keep in place pending appeal an Affordable Care Act鈥
Amicus Brief: AHA 340B Health Arkansas Hospital Association in support of Arkansas鈥 340B Drug Pricing Nondiscrimination Act against a challenge brought by PhRMA.
AHA, AHIP Amicus Brief in False Claims Act Case.
AHA filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to affirm a federal jury鈥檚 unanimous 2022 verdict in favor of Sutter Health and certain affiliates in a lawsuit that alleged the California-based integrated health care network violated federal antitrust law鈥
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals should affirm a district court鈥檚 decision to dismiss a meritless lawsuit that 鈥渟ought to turn one doctor鈥檚 disappointment in not being hired by a hospital as an employed physician into an [False Claims Act] suit for Medicare fraud,鈥 AHA and the four state hospital鈥
The U.S. Supreme Court should affirm the government鈥檚 authority to dismiss a False Claims Act lawsuit after declining to intervene in the case, the AHA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Health Care Association.