Rick Pollack
President and CEO, AHA
Rick Pollack is president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA), the nation’s largest hospital and health care system membership organization with nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health care systems, networks, and other providers of care.
Articles
AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Leadership, Innovation
Turning Bold Ideas Into Better Care: Looking Ahead to the AHA Leadership Summit
Every day, hospitals and health systems are finding new and better ways to care for the people and communities they serve.
Making Healthcare More Affordable
Hospitals Are Leading Efforts to Make Healthcare More Affordable
Hospitals and health systems are implementing efforts to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, as well as providing solutions that could lower costs across the entire healthcare system.
Hospitals Against Violence
On June 5 #HAVHope Friday and All Days, Hospitals Are Leading the Way to Safer Communities
AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, brings together hospital and health system leaders, clinicians and community partners to address violence as a public health issue.
Veterans Administration (VA)
Honoring the Soldiers and Caregivers Who Safeguard and Sustain Our Nation
Every Memorial Day, we pause to honor the courageous men and women who gave their lives in service to our country.
Medicare Advantage
Strengthening Medicare Advantage to Better Serve Today’s Seniors
When people choose an MA plan, they count on it to provide the agreed-upon coverage for current medical needs and those that may arise.
National Hospital Week
National Hospital Week: Always Here for Our Patients and Communities
National Hospital Week is an opportunity to highlight our hospitals, health systems and health care workers and the innovative ways they are supporting and connected to their community.
Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Access to Behavioral Health, Well-Being & Resilience, Stigma, Suicide Prevention, Workforce Shortages
Behavioral Health Is Health Care
AHA members are working every day to expand behavioral health access, integrate care, strengthen the workforce and reduce stigma, often while navigating limited resources and outdated systems that have not kept pace with need.
AHA Annual Membership Meeting, Advocacy & Public Policy
Speaking with One Voice to Advance Health in America
Two days from now, the AHA will welcome more than 1,000 health care leaders to our 2026 Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Long-term Care, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Access & Health Coverage, Medicare, Medicare Advantage
Protecting Access to Care for Our Most Severely Ill Patients
Few patient populations are more vulnerable to the shifting winds around health care today than Medicare beneficiaries who need specialized, high-acuity and long-stay care.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Patient care and Information
Tapping Into AI’s Potential for Supporting Great Patient Care
Every day, we see more headlines and examples highlighting the impact of artificial intelligence on our lives. The good news is that, in health care, AI is already having many significant positive impacts across numerous aspects of care delivery.