Testimony
American Hospital Association (AHA) testimonies to the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and other government agencies.
This statement highlights what hospitals, clinicians, and patients are experiencing on the ground — and why commercial insurer practices are playing a growing role in driving up costs, creating delays and undermining affordability.
The following statement highlights what hospitals, clinicians, and patients are experiencing on the ground — and why commercial insurer practices are playing a growing role in driving up costs, creating delays and undermining affordability.
The AHA urges Congress to pass The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R.3514/S.1816), bipartisan legislation that would help streamline prior authorization requirements under MA plans.
AHA writes to express our strong support for this vital program that allows eligible hospitals to maintain, improve and expand access to essential services and medications for the patients and communities they serve.
AHA shares the hospital field’s comments on how to reduce health care costs for seniors.
AHA statement to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on AI’s potential to support patients, workers, children, and families.
The American Hospital Association statement for the record to the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing “Bad Medicine: Closing Loopholes that Kill American Patients.”
The AHA is providing feedback on the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (H.R. 4313) before the House Committee on Ways and Means
Inappropriate denials for prior authorization and coverage of medically necessary services are a pervasive problem among certain plans in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program.
Inappropriate denials for prior authorization and coverage of medically necessary services are a pervasive problem among certain plans in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program.