Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Articles
Price Transparency, Setting the Record Straight
Setting the Record Straight: Hospitals are Implementing Price Transparency Policies and Helping Patients Understand Costs
Hospitals and health systems are committed to empowering patients with all the information they need to live their healthiest lives. This includes ensuring they have access to accurate information on their costs estimates when seeking care.
Hospitals Against Violence, Workplace Violence, Mass Violence
Hospitals Will Always Offer Healing and Hope as We Stand Up Against Violence
As caregivers and healers, hospitals and health systems are the antithesis of violence. They are in the business of treating patients, healing communities and saving lives.
Advocacy & Public Policy
Working with Congress to Keep our Hospitals Strong and Communities Healthy
The AHA will work with leaders on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and both sides of the political aisle to enact legislation and policies in four areas: Ensure Access to Care and Provide Financial Relief; Strengthen the Health Care Workforce; Advance Quality, Equity and Transformation; Enact Regulatory and Administrative Relief.
Rural issues, Access & Health Coverage, Medicare, Telehealth, Medical Education/Teaching Hospitals
Overcoming Challenges to Ensure Local Access to Care for Patients and Communities
America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope, comfort and caring. Today, they also face many challenges that jeopardize their ability to always be there ready to care.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
As the Government Prepares to End COVID-19 Emergencies, We Must Use Lessons to Create a Better Health Care System
For three years, hospitals, health systems and health care workers have been on the front lines of the greatest public health crisis our nation has faced in a century.
Cybersecurity
Keeping Hospitals and Patients Safe against Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks are increasing globally and in the U.S., with health care organizations, especially hospitals and health systems, being prime targets.
Quality & Patient Safety
Hospitals Are Fully Committed to Providing Quality and Safe Care to All Patients
Today marks three full years that the COVID-19 public health emergency has existed in the United States.
AHA Annual Membership Meeting, Accelerating Health Equity Conference, AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, AHA Leadership Summit, Leadership
Mark Your Calendars for 2023 AHA Meetings
“Hospitals and health systems come in all shapes and sizes, but at the end of the day, you’re providing care to people.
Health Equity
Hospitals Continue Efforts to Help Realize Dr. King’s Dream
Hospitals and health systems have a special role to play in helping to realize Dr. King’s dream of a truly just society.
Post-Acute Care, Metropolitan Anchor Hospital (MAH), Medicare, 340B Drug Pricing Program, Workforce, Regulatory Relief
Advancing Health in America Is a Bipartisan Goal We Can All Get Behind
The convening of the 118th Congress this week is a reminder of Washington’s highly-charged political environment.