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
Drug Prices
Perspective: Holding the Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable for Skyrocketing Drug Prices
Patients and their providers rely on these prescription drugs for treating injury and managing illness. Yet the drug companies and their shareholders have been treating America’s patients and providers like a piggybank.
Medicare, Leadership, Affordable Care Act
Perspective: Is “Medicare for All” the Right Answer?
As a politically practical matter, we need to focus on finding consensus to improve the system we have rather than subject the nation to yet another polarizing debate on health care.
Care Coordination
Commentary paints incomplete picture of coordinated networks of care
“Competition? It’s What the Doctor Ordered” paints an incomplete picture of how coordinated networks of care among hospitals and health systems affect health care delivery. Not only does it leave out many key facts on the benefits to patients and communities…it also attempts to draw broad conclusions based on limited and incomparable studies and data.
AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Perspective: The AHA Annual Meeting – Meeting Today’s Challenges, Creating a Healthier Tomorrow
In this ever-changing world, there are fewer certainties than ever before: the health care field, the political landscape, and even the climate are transforming as I write. But, one thing that doesn’t change, and you can count on: The AHA Annual Membership Meeting is one of the best places to learn about the new trends shaping health care, hear about our field’s opportunities to impact public policy from the key players who are shaping it, and talk with your peers from across the country about how we can build a stronger health system for our patients, hospitals and communities.
Billing & Collections, Price Transparency, Surprise Medical Billing
Perspective: Ensuring patients know what they’ll pay for care
The last thing a patient should worry about in a health crisis is an unanticipated medical bill that unintentionally impacts their out-of-pocket costs … and undermines the trust and confidence that patients have in their caregivers.
Rural issues, AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference
Perspective: Moving Rural Health Care Forward
The AHA is committed to helping rural communities—where over 20 percent of Americans live—make sure patients receive the care they need. That’s why we’re hosting our 32nd Annual Rural Health Care Leadership Conference this coming week.
Interoperability, Leadership
Perspective: Better Care through Interoperability
America’s patients deserve the best care in the world, and America’s national hospital associations are united in calling for accelerated interoperability to make that happen.
Drug Prices, Drug Price Transparency, Making Healthcare More Affordable
Perspective: Turning the Tide on the Prescription Drug Spending Crisis
Rising drug prices – as well as shortages for many critical medicines – are hurting patients and the hospitals and health systems that care for them each day.
340B Drug Pricing Program, Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy, Drug Prices, Site-Neutral Payment Proposals, Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Surprise Medical Billing
Perspective: New Year, New Priorities
We’re 11 days into 2019 … we’ve returned to a divided government …and the partial government shutdown continues.
Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
AHA Responds to the Wall Street Journal, Highlights the Transformation of Hospitals and Health Systems
A study released last year found that Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department are more likely to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions than Medicare patients treated in an independent physician office.