Testimony

Every day, AHA staff take to Capitol Hill to tell the hospital story, working to educate Congress on key issues and the field’s concerns. We also advocate with federal regulators, provide expert testimony, and highlight the impact proposed changes could have and suggest alternative solutions. Below are the most recent statements the AHA has submitted for the record for congressional hearings or agency panels.

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AHA before the Senate Judiciary's Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy & Consumer Rights
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AHA before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Health Care Reform
Tom Priselac, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System and Chairman, AHA Board of Trustees testifies before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Health Care Reform.
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AHA before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial & Antitrust Law
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AHA Statement on Continued Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission
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AHA Statement before House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee on Rural Health Care
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Statement to the Senate HELP Committee on achieving the promise of Health Information Technology
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AHA statement before the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee on MedPAC's policy recommendations
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AHA Testimony to NCVHS Panel on HIPAA Transaction Standards
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To the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Health Information Exchange...
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Testimony to House Committee on VA Subcommittee on Health on Prompt Pay
AHA testimony on the Department of Veterans Affairs' ability to promptly pay non-VA providers.
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To Aging Committee: Challenging the Status Quo: Solutions to the Hospital Observation Stay Crisis
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Testimony to House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee to preserve the ban on physician self-referral
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AHA Statement Re: Needed Reforms to the Medicare Appeals and Audits Systems
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AHA Statement on Rural Health
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AHA Statement on Advancing Telehealth through Connectivity
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AHA Statement: Review of Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Post-Acute Care for Medicare Patients
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AHA Statement on Bipartisan Tax Reform
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AHA Statement to the House E&C Health Subcommittee Re: "Examining the 340B Drug Pricing Program"
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AHA Statement Re: America's Health IT Transformation
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Statement before the House's Health Subcommittee: "Examining ICD-10 Implementation"