Amicus Briefs

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.

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Amicus brief in Browning-Ferris Industries of CA: Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status
The AHA, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce today urged the U.S.
The AHA strongly supports retaining the current National Labor Relations Board standards for employee access to employer-provided email systems and other forms of electronic communications, the associ
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ambiguous policy regarding observation stays leaves hospitals in an untenable position, the AHA said in a friend-of-the-court brief filed yesterday in the
AHA today joined the Kansas Hospital Association, Texas Hospital Association and Texas Nurses Association in a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS, in a Na
Amicus Brief urging the Minnesota Supreme Court to affirm a lower court ruling that a hospitals governing body may amend the bylaws governing the hospital's medical staff.
AHA today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the Department of Health and Human Services in a federal lawsuit seeking to exclude all drugs with an orphan designation from an HHS final rul
Hospitals must be able to rely on the advice of qualified counsel when determining whether a particular transaction is legally permissible under the Stark Law, the AHA and South Carolina Hospital Asso
AHA files Amicus Brief in support of ACA subsidies for federally-facilitated exchange participants
Brief Amici Curiae of the Equal Employment Advisory Council, National Federation of Business Small Business Legal Center and American Hospital Association in Support of Petitioner
The AHA and eight state hospital associations yesterday filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review a decision by a three-judge panel of the court, which
The AHA and the Kentucky Hospital Association today urged the Kentucky Supreme Court to reverse two lower court rulings restricting the scope of protection for patient safety information under the fed
Hospitals should be able to appeal Provider Reimbursement Review Board decisions beyond the usual time limit in extraordinary circumstances, the AHA said today in a friend-of-the-court brief filed wit
AHA seeks to ensure that state-action doctrine is applied in a manner that does not impede the valuable work of Americas public hospitals.
Case: 12-3583 AHA files Amicus Brief with U.S.
Amicus brief in support of Defendant Florida Hospital of Orlando's Motion to Dismiss Case As Moot Pursuant to Amendment to TRICARE
AHA and five other national hospital organizations today filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the U.S.
Amici Brief and Motion for Leave to Participate as Amici Curiae in judgment against NLRB's Final Election Rule