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
Health Insurance, Leadership, Commercial Insurer Accountability
Perspective: Confronting Commercial Insurers’ Practices that Threaten Patient Care
Hospitals and health systems put the health and welfare of their patients first. For some of the nation’s largest commercial health insurers, unfortunately, that is not always the case.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics, COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers
Perspective: Upcoming CMS Mandatory Vaccination Rules Should be Feasible, Transparent and Fair
Getting all health care personnel vaccinated against COVID-19 is the right thing to do to keep patients, staff and communities safe. Using a federal regulatory approach to achieve this important goal introduces new challenges that the AHA is working to address.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Leadership
Perspective: COVID-19 Challenges Continue and Continued Support Needed
The optimism of early summer that we were turning the corner on COVID-19 has been replaced with hard reality. The pandemic will be with us for the foreseeable future, affecting not only our nation’s health, but also hospitals’ and health systems’ ability to improve it.
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
Perspective: All Eyes and Efforts on Capitol Hill
For nearly 20 grueling months, hospitals and health systems – and their steadfast front-line caregivers – have risen to the incredible challenges caused by COVID-19.
Leadership
Perspective: For Every Situation, Hospitals Are There
It’s hard to believe 20 years have passed since Americans watched in shock and horror the events that unfolded in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics, Leadership
Perspective: Information is Key as Children Return to School
As of now, most school districts have opened or plan to reopen this month or next, so the return to in-person schooling is underway. Many kids — not to mention their parents — eagerly await the day.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Leadership
Perspective: Sharing Knowledge, Experiences to Advance Health
COVID-19 has posed a steep learning curve for health care providers over the past 18 months. Hospitals and health systems have responded by sharing more knowledge, insight and best practices with each other than ever before.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Leadership
Perspective: Keeping our Hospitals Healthy so They Can Keep Our Communities Safe
The COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund has been a lifeline for hospitals, health systems and health care providers, allowing them to continue to put the health and safety of patients and health care personnel first. In many cases, the funds ensured they were able to keep their doors open.
Leadership, COVID-19: Vaccines and Therapeutics, COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
Perspective: The Case for Vaccination is Stronger than Ever
The widespread belief that we have completely turned the corner in our fight against COVID-19 does not apply equally to all parts of the country. In many states and communities, the rate of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are moving in the wrong direction.
Leadership, Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Reducing Healthcare Disparities
Perspective: The Time is now for Diversity and Health Equity
COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on Black, Latino, Native Americans and other communities of color is well-documented and deeply troubling. It’s also the latest in a long history of health inequities and health disparities affecting racial minorities in our society.