Testimony

 

AHA Statement before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Re: "Treatments for an Ailing Economy"

November 13, 2008 AHA statement for the record before the Health Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce as they examine the need for a second short-term economic stimulus legislative package to stave off a deep economic recession.
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AHA's Statement Addressing Disparities in Health and Health Care

June 24, 2008 AHA's Statement for the Record before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives, subject: "Addressing Disparities in Health and Health Care: Issues for Reform"
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AHA Statement at FTC Workshop on Clinical Integration

May 29, 2008 AHA Board Chairman, William Petasnick, delivers statement on the Importance of Clinical Integration to the Nation's Hospitals and their Patients
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Hearing on Medicare's DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program

May 06, 2008 Statement of the American Hospital Association before the Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health of the U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on Medicare's Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, May 6, 2008.
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H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008

April 03, 2008 Testimony supporting H.R. 5613, the "Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008." This much-needed legislation will prevent, for one year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from imposing regulations that would do harm to the health care services America's most needy people rely on.
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Roundtable to Discuss the CMS Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program Implementation Plan

March 06, 2008 Thomas M. Priselac, president and CEO of Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles and chairman-elect of the American Hospital Association (AHA) shares the hospital field's views on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) implementation plan for a Medicare value-based purchasing program for hospitals.
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Improving the Paperwork Reduction Act for Small Businesses

February 28, 2008 On behalf of AHA, Linda Brady, M.D., president and CEO of Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center (Kingsbrook) testifies about the the administrative burdens faced by hospitals and what should be done to reduce them. Testimony entitled: Improving the Paperwork Reduction Act for Small Businesses
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AHA Statement for Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Economic Stimulus Package

January 24, 2008 AHA Statement for Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Economic Stimulus Package
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AHA Statement before the FCC's Joint Advisory Committee

January 24, 2008 AHA Statement before the FCC's Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities.
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AHA's Statement for the Record Regarding the Administration's Regulatory Actions on Medicaid

November 01, 2007 AHA's Statement for the Record before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, regarding the administrations recent Medicaid regulatory actions.
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