AHA Press Releases

AHA, AMA, ANA Issue Open Letter Urging Public to Wear a Mask to Stop COVID-19 Spread

New AHA report finds that the financial losses for hospitals and health systems due to the COVID-19 pandemic have deepened.

AHA statement on District Court decision on mandated disclosure of negotiated rates from General Counsel Melinda Hatton.

Statement on HHS final rule to revise non-discrimination provision under the Affordable Care Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

AHA statement on HHS distribution of emergency funds for hospitals with high Medicaid volume from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack delivers a statement George Floyd’s Death and unrest in America.

AHA announces inaugural class of Next Gen Fellows. The national fellows class of 2020 will tackle key challenges affecting health care affordability, quality and safety

AdvaMed Joins AORN and AHA in issuing “Re-entry Guidance for Health Care Facilities and Medical Device Representatives."

AHA statement on FY 2021 proposed IPPS rule from Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.

A new report confirms the tremendous financial strain that hospitals and health systems on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19 are under.

Statement on HHS announcement on distribution of funds for hospitals with high COVID-19 admissions and in rural areas from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

Statement on additional regulatory waivers from CMS from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

A coalition led by the American Hospital Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), and comprising nearly 30 other organizations, sent a letter to Congress urging swift action to protect Americans’ health care coverage in its response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Statement on HHS announcement on distribution of additional funds from CARES Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

AHA statement on the Paycheck Protection Program & Health Care Enhancement Act from President and CEO Rick Pollack.

Statement on CMS guidance on elective procedures from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

As the COVID-19 surge wanes in different parts of the country, patients’ pent up demand to resume their elective surgeries will be immense. To ensure patients can have elective surgeries as soon as safely possible, a roadmap to guide readiness, prioritization and scheduling has been developed by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and American Hospital Association (AHA).

AHA statement on additional emergency funding for hospitals & health systems from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

AHA statement on initial emergency funding from CARES Act from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.

AHA released a statement from its President and CEO Rick Pollack on the proposal for additional emergency funding for hospitals and health systems.