FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS

Lobbying for FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$440,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using C: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 14

HR 247
Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
S 46
Health Care Affordability Act of 2025
HR 5145
Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act
HR 1834
To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
HR 2191
Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act
HR 3022
Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act
S 2355
Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
S 1816
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
HR 3514
Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
HR 5454
Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act
S 2879
Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act
HR 1805
ARCH Act
HR 3890
Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
HR 7145
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a definition of essential health system in statute and for o…

Lobbying activity 2

Health Issues

Enhanced Premium Tax Credits - re: H.R. 247 / S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act of 2025; H.R. 5145 - Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act; and H.R. 1834 - Breaking the Gridlock Act; and ongoing legislative negotiations re: EPTC extension Physician-Owned Hospitals including H.R. 2191 - Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act; H.R. 3022 - Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act - re: physician self-referral to physician owned hospitals S. 2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - re: hospital price transparency requirements Health plan compliance with the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process Health Care Affordability / Insurer Practices - re: federal policies impacting patient out-of-pocket costs, premium increases, medical loss ratio (MLR) requirements, and insurer transparency, including vertically integrated plan practices

Medicare/Medicaid

Medicare Advantage - S.1816/H.R. 3514 Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act and similar legislative efforts re: prior authorization reform Medicare Advantage - payment delays, denials, downcoding, and network adequacy for post-acute care H.R. 5454 / S. 2879 - Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act re: MA payment policy H.R. 1805 - "The Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act" - re: Discussions on Medicare rural extenders (LVH/MDH)   Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Cuts - re: reductions in Medicaid DSH funding Telehealth - re: extension of telehealth flexibilities Rural Health Transformation Fund - re: implementation of the fund Medicaid - re: implementation of state directed payment and provider tax programs and policies Post-Acute Care - discussions re: network adequacy, reimbursement updates for IRF, LTCH H.R. 3890 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025 - re: GME funding Discussions on proposed expansions of site-neutral payment policies H.R. 7145 - Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act - re: eligibility

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.