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American Hospital Association

American Hospital Association filed a Q1 report for American Hospital Association on April 21, 2025.

Lobbying for American Hospital Association

As filed: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.

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 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2025
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025
Expenses
$7,030,000
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): 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

 Lobbyists on this filing 1
  • AUDREY SMITH New on this filing
    Previously held: Legislative Assistant 8/1/2012 - 4/10/2015;U.S. House of Representatives Office of Congressman David B. McKinley. Deputy Legislative Director, 2/12/2019 - 1/02/2025; U.S. Senate Office of Senator Joe Manchin.

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

 Government bodies contacted 9
 Lobbying activity 4

S. 1261, CONNECT for Health Act, All provisions; H.R. 2191, To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals, All provisions; DRAFT Bill, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions; S. 335, Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; H.R. 1683, Protecting America's Seniors Access to Care Act, All provisions; DRAFT Bill, Clarifying that Rural Emergency Hospitals are eligible for Medicaid hospital reimbursement; Draft Bill, Issues pertaining to proposed changes to the Medicare Graduate Medical Education program and solutions to address workforce shortages in rural areas; DRAFT Bill, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, All provisions; H.R. 1805, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, All provisions; H.R. 1924, Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025, All provisions; H.R. 771, Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025, All provisions; DRAFT Bill, Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, All provisions; S. 502, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025, All provisions; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D CY 2026 proposed rule, Insights on proposed policies that would increase oversight of Medicare Advantage plans and better align coverage and access under MA with Traditional Medicare; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) January meeting, Inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems (PPS), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), hospital-based skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and home health (HH) agencies, and physician reimbursement; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Medicare beneficiary cost-sharing in rural facilities; Site Neutral Payments, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees, DSH cuts; Expiring Health Care Provisions, Issues pertaining to Telehealth, Hospital at Home, MDH/LVA, Medicaid DSH Program; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay and cost-based reimbursement for critical access hospitals under Medicare Advantage; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to alternative payment models, mental health of workforce, physician reimbursement cuts for 2025; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, REH's; Medicaid Program, Issues pertaining to Medicaid program.

DRAFTBill, the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, all provisions; H.R.929 / S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; DRAFT Bill, Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; DRAFT Bill, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; DRAFT Bill, 340B PATIENTS Act , all provisions; H.R. 1417, The Rural Health Care Technical Assistance Program Act, all provisions; S. 229, Drug-price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, all provisions; H.R.330, Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act, Issues pertaining to organ donation referral process; S. 526, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, Pharmacy benefit management services; Drug Enforcement Administration, DEAs proposed rule; Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee, Population-based total cost-of-care; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Price Transparency, Issues related to hospital price transparency; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; 340B Program, Issues pertaining to protecting 340B Program; Maternal and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages, conditions of participation (COP); Behavioral Health, Issues related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Workforce, Nurse staffing mandate, workforce development programs; Health Care Resiliency & Preparedness, Issues pertaining to natural disasters, cyberattacks, and securing supply chains; Post-Acute Care, Issues pertaining to how Congress can better support patients' access to crucial services provided by Long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and home health agencies; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay; Hospital mergers and acquisitions, Issues pertaining to hospital consolidation, mergers an acquisition, physician practice acquisition, FTC premerger notification rules; Rural Emergency Hospital Designation, Issues pertaining to eligibility for the Rural Emergency Hospital designation and the expansion of physician-owned hospitals.

H.Con.Res.14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, Title II - Reconciliation and Related Matters; H.R. 1968, The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, Division B / Title I - Public Health Extenders, Disaster Relief Funds, Ensuring hospitals are compensated for pandemic expenses.

White House, Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, Tariff impact on supply chain for drugs and devices, Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax-exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds, Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits.

 Bills named in this filing 18
  • S. 1261
    CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2191
    Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act
  • S. 335
    Rural Hospital Support Act
  • H.R. 1683
    Protecting Rural Seniors’ Access to Care Act
  • H.R. 1805
    ARCH Act
  • H.R. 1924
    Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025
  • H.R. 771
    Rural Health Care Access Act of 2025
  • S. 502
    Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025
  • H.R. 929
    Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
  • S. 266
    Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
  • H.R. 1585
    Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
  • S. 709
    Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act
  • H.R. 1417
    Rural Health Care Facility Technical Assistance Program Act
  • S. 229
    DTC Act of 2025
  • H.R. 330
    Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act
  • S. 526
    Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025
  • H. Con. Res. 14
    Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appro…
  • H.R. 1968
    Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

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

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