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Leadership Dialogue, 340B Drug Pricing Program, Advocacy & Public Policy
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — The Importance of the 340B Program with Aimee Kuhlman of the AHA and Paulette Davidson of Monument Health
AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker talks with AHA VP Aimee Kuhlman and Monument Health CEO Paulette Davidson about the benefits of the 340B program.
340B Drug Pricing Program
Chair File: Protecting 340B and Access to Care
For more than 30 years, thanks to bipartisan congressional support, the 340B program has helped eligible hospitals stretch limited federal resources to reduce the price of outpatient pharmaceuticals for patients and expand health services to the communities they serve.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC), Telehealth
Chair File: Inside the Shutdown and Other Key 2025 Priorities
This week brings the fourth week of the federal government shutdown as Congress has yet to pass legislation to fund the government.
Leadership Dialogue, Advocacy & Public Policy, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Legislative Outlook and Health Care Advocacy with AHA Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes
In this Leadership Dialogue, I welcome back Stacey Hughes, AHA executive vice president of government relations and public policy.
Leadership Dialogue, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Innovation, Care Delivery Transformation
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Driving Transformation Through AI and Other Tech Tools with Epic CMO Jackie Gerhart
In this Leadership Dialogue, I’m joined by Jackie Gerhart, M.D., chief medical officer of Epic and a practicing family medicine physician.
Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Advancing Health in America
Chair File: Using Innovation and AI to Advance Health
With all of the challenges facing health care — a shrinking workforce population, reduced funding, new technologies and pharmaceuticals — it's no longer an option to change, but an imperative. In order to keep caring for our communities well into the future, we need to transform how we provide care to people. Technology, artificial intelligence and digital transformation can not only help us mitigate these trends but truly innovate and find new ways of making health better.
Leadership Dialogue, Workplace Safety, Workplace Violence, Hospitals Against Violence
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Workplace Safety for Health Care Professionals with AHA and AONL Executive Claire Zangerle
In this Leadership Dialogue, I’m joined by Claire Zangerle, chief executive officer of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and AHA senior vice president and chief nurse executive.
Hospitals Against Violence, Workplace Violence, Workplace Violence, Workplace Safety
Chair File: Building a Safer Workplace
Federal data shows that health care workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than other workers.
One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Telehealth, Hospital at Home, Medicaid DSH, Medicare
Chair File: The OBBBA and What’s Next for Health Care
The recently enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act will bring big changes to health care. AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack joined me for a Leadership Dialogue conversation earlier this month to talk about the key provisions that apply to health care. If you missed that episode, you can watch the video or listen to the podcast.
Leadership Dialogue, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), Budget Reconciliation, Marketplace Issues/Stability
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Continuing the Work to Strengthen Health in America With AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack joined me for a Leadership Dialogue conversation to help us understand the key provisions that apply to health care.