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Our Message to Every Lawmaker and Candidate: We Care and We Vote
As we prepare for the 2026 midterm elections and the campaign season begins to heat up, it’s important for all health care providers to speak up, ask hard questions of candidates and evaluate their thinking on the issues that affect our field.
Register for Feb. 18 Virtual Advocacy Briefing
The AHA invites members to participate in a Feb. 18 virtual briefing to learn about important issues affecting hospitals and health systems.
AONL Advocacy Day
Advocacy Day is AONL's premier two-day event that brings nurse leaders together to influence policy and elevate nursing leadership at the national level.
Rural Hospitals at Risk: Cuts to Medicaid Would Further Threaten Access
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) would result in 1.8 million individuals in rural communities losing their Medicaid coverage by 2034. In addition, select Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1 would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over 10 years.
2026 AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Join us in the nation’s capital April 19-21, 2026, for insightful conversations with policymakers, legislators, and thought leaders on the most pressing issues facing our field. You’ll connect with the decision makers who create, shape, and implement health care policy and influence the political landscape. With a focus on AHA’s key advocacy priorities, these three days of programming will give you what you need to make your voice heard on the Hill.
AHA 2026 Advocacy Agenda
Explore the AHA's 2026 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
Advocacy & Public Policy, AHA, Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Access to Behavioral Health, Reducing Healthcare Disparities, Quality & Patient Safety, Workforce, Making Healthcare More Affordable, Advancing Best Practices for Hospitals & Health Systems, Innovation, Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC)
Fact Sheet: Federal Student Loan Limits for Graduate and Professional Programs
The AHA urges the Department of Education (DOE) to include a full range of health care post-baccalaureate professional degree programs in its definition of professional degrees in its One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) new borrowing limits for students seeking federal aid.
Senate Aging Committee holds hearing on physician burnout
The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing Feb. 11 on issues impacting physician burnout.
House subcommittee hearing discusses impacts of drug pricing on health care costs
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today hosted a hearing titled “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the Prescription Drug Supply Chain.”
Washington Update covers Rural Health Transformation Fund, affordability
Capitol Hill was the focus of the second morning of the AHA 2026 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, taking place through tomorrow in San Antonio.