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
Advocacy & Public Policy, Budget Reconciliation
All Eyes on Washington and All Voices Speaking Up to Protect Access to Care
May 4-6, more than 1,000 hospital and health system leaders from across the country will arrive in Washington, D.C., for the 2025 AHA Annual Membership Meeting.
Budgeting, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Medicaid, Budget Reconciliation
We Must Urge Congress to Protect Access to Medicaid, Patient Care and 24/7 Hospital Services
Congressional lawmakers are heading home for a two-week district work period after both the Senate and House passed a revised budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.
Hospitals Against Violence, Workplace Violence, SAVE Act
Protecting Health Care Workers and Communities from Violence
America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope and health. They strive to deliver quality care every hour of every day for everyone and do so in the safest possible environment for patients and care teams.
Medicaid, Access & Health Coverage, Budget Reconciliation
A Key Stretch for Urging Congress to Protect Medicaid and Access to Care
Congress is back in Washington, D.C., for a critical three-week stretch in which House and Senate Republicans are seeking to strike a compromise on a common budget resolution that would allow them to start the budget reconciliation process to push through priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Helping Caregivers Tap AI’s Vast Capabilities to Advance Health
America’s hospitals and health systems are incubators of innovation, ideas and medical progress as they are constantly striving to improve patient care and advance health.
Patient Safety Initiative, Quality & Patient Safety, Quality Measures
Prioritizing Patient Safety and Quality Care Every Day for Everyone
This week marks five years since President Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency and related lockdowns across the globe turned the world we knew upside down.
AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Unity, Purpose and Resolve Will Drive AHA’s 2025 Annual Membership Meeting
We look forward to welcoming hospital and health system leaders to our 2025 AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., in less than two months.
Medicaid, Health Care: The Big Picture, Access & Health Coverage, Budget Reconciliation
A Full Court Press to Protect Access to Care for Patients and Communities
With March kicking off tomorrow, we’re approaching March Madness when college basketball teams across the country compete in the annual tournament that often is full of twists, turns and surprises.
Quality & Patient Safety
Ensuring Access to Quality Care for Patients in Rural America
For the roughly 60 million Americans living in rural areas, their local hospital is the lifeblood of their community.
Access & Health Coverage, Advocacy & Public Policy
Speaking Up for Patients and Protecting Access to Care
One month from today — March 14 — government funding expires, and congressional action is needed to keep the government running.