Press Releases
View all of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2018) – The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today announced that the Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award will be awarded to Dr. Nicholas Wolter, M.D., the retired chief executive officer of Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. The award recognizes people or…
WASHINGTON (April 20, 2017) – The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to C. Duane Dauner, special adviser and former president and CEO of the California Hospital Association (CHA). This award recognizes significant lifetime…
We applaud the announcement of the Health Care Innovation Caucus led by Representatives Kelly (R-PA), Kind (D-WI), Mullin (R-OK), and Bera, M.D. (D-CA) to encourage innovative policy ideas to improve the quality of care and lower costs for patients. America’s hospitals and health systems are…
WASHINGTON, DC (March 1, 2018) – Hospitals of all kinds provide a full range of benefits to their communities. In a new analysis released today, the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associati
The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), the not-for-profit research and educational affiliate of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA), today announced new editorial leadership for its flagship journal, Health Services Research, adding a new Co-Editor-in-Chief and expanded team of…
Patients and families depend on health insurance to access and be able to afford the care they need when they need it. Today’s proposed rule is a step in the wrong direction for patients and health care providers because it would allow insurers to sell products that do not constitute true “…
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today announced that John Riggi has joined the association as Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk.
America’s hospitals and health systems believe that the federal budget should not weaken our national commitment to provide access to quality hospital and health system services that provide a lifeline for our patients and communities.
Today’s continuing resolution includes many important provisions that benefit the patients and communities America’s hospitals and health systems are privileged to serve each day. Importantly, this bill delays for two years cuts to Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments, which are…
The Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (Institute), an affiliate of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA), today announced its 2018 chair of its board of directors, Nicholas Tejeda, and newly-elected board members with terms beginning Jan. 1, 2018.