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
Surprise Medical Billing
Perspective: Protecting patients from surprise billing requires the right prescription
It’s critical that you tell your senators and representative to end surprise billing once and for all in a deliberative way that protects patients and ensures access to care.
Leadership
Perspective: Congress needs to hear from you
Your voice matters. Make sure they know where you — and your community — stand.
Workforce, Leadership
Perspective: Giving thanks for those who save lives, perform miracles and keep people healthy
Thank you for everything you do — throughout the entire year — to advance health in America.
AHA, Data & Insights, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy
Perspective: Knocking down roadblocks to care for patients and providers
Improving prior authorization practices: AHA's call for timely responses, transparent appeals process, and reducing unnecessary complexity and cost.
Access & Health Coverage, Leadership
Perspective: Thanking our veterans for their service
From all of us here at the AHA, thank you to every veteran who has defended our country … and our freedom.
Enroll in Health Insurance
Perspective: One key goal for the next six weeks: Help people sign up for coverage
There’s no better time for hospitals and health systems to help spread the word about open enrollment and help their communities get covered.
Workforce
Perspective: The hospital of the future needs a workforce to match
In order to succeed, we need the best people.
Leadership, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Physician Self-Referral Law/Stark law
Perspective: Reducing the regulatory burden to improve coordinated patient care
By removing outdated barriers to teamwork, hospitals and doctors will be able to advance health in America.
Cybersecurity
Perspective: Protecting hospitals, health systems and patients from cyber attacks
The AHA is proud to be your partner in keeping your data — and your patients — safe.
Price Transparency, Health Insurance, AHA
AHA letter to editor: Insurers key to health care cost transparency
The government can help by explicitly requiring insurers to respond to all inquiries with up-to-date information and to develop a secure and accurate out-of-pocket cost estimator tool for providers.