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AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Lobbying for AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2026
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026
Expenses
$3,840,000
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

 Lobbying activity 5

H.R. 1805, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, all provisions; S. 1261 / H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions; S. 335, Rural Hospital Support Act, all provisions; S.1816 / H.R.3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, all provisions; S. 502, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, all provisions; S. 2439 / H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 5454/S. 2879, the Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act, all provisions; H.R. 6240, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 8375/ S. 4384, Medicare Advantage Improvement Act, all provisions; H.R. 8967 / S. 4460, Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization, all provisions; H.R. 9468, Saving Today's Acute Care Resources (STAR) Act, all provisions; H.R. 8891, Rural Maternity Options for Medial Support (Rural MOMS) Act, all provisions; H.R. 3108 / S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring Access Act (RPM Access Act), all provisions; S. 2761 / H.R. 5269, the Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act , all provisions; H.R. 5142, The Home Health Stabilization Act, all provisions; H.R. 8261, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act, all provisions; DRAFT, HCA Mission Act, all provisions; H.R. 9642, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act, all provisions; H.R. 9644, Medicare Advantage MLR Transparency Act, all provisions; H.R. 9693, Patients First Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 8163, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 8622, Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment system, all provisions; DRAFT, Medicare Provider Reimbursement Step to Stabilization Act of 2026, Issues pertaining to physician fee schedule reforms; H.R.10666, Frontier Community Health Integration Project Extension Act, all provisions; H.R. 1775, Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act, all provisions; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues regarding proposed rule on Medicaid managed care state-directed payments and Medicaid fee-for-service targeted practitioner payments; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to funding from the Rural Health Transformation Program and how it is distributed to hospitals; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the physician fee schedule and updates for the CY2027; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), "Comments pertaining to the proposed rule regarding the indirect hold harmless threshold of healthcare-related taxes. "; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to interim final rule on community engagement requirements for certain Medicaid beneficiaries; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2027; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the calendar year 2027 home health prospective payment system proposed rule; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the CMS proposed rule implementing and codifying the Medicare Drug Benefit Program under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to Essential Health Benefits framework and Affordable Care Act requirements; Medicaid Program, Issues pertaining to Medicaid program and how states finance programs, reimburse providers, and determine beneficiary eligibility, and implementation and mitigation of H.R. 1 provisions related to state directed payments, provider taxes and community engagement requirements; Site Neutral Payments, Issues related to site neutral payment cuts and facility fees; Rural Hospitals, Issues pertaining to the sustainability of MDHS, CAHs, SCHs, REH's, implementation of Rural Health Transformation Program, rural reclassification policy; Physician Payments, Issues pertaining to alternative payment models, mental health of workforce, physician reimbursement cuts, Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Reforms; 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, Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) model, transparency in plan denial signatures, inappropriate downcoding, reducing administrative burdens; Provider Reimbursements, Issues related to provider reimbursement, site neutral payment cuts, Medicare/Medicaid program funding, facility fees; Post Acute Care, Issues pertaining to expanding patients' access to crucial services provided by long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities, hospital at home, and home health agencies; Expiring Health Care Programs, Issues pertaining to expiring health care programs such as GPCI, Physician reimbursement, Medicare Dependent Hospital Program, and Low-Volume Adjustment program.

H.R. 4581 / S.2372, 340B PATIENTS Act, all provisions; H.R. 5256, 340B Access Act, all provisions; DRAFT, 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act, all provisions; H.R. 9599, Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act), all provisions; S. 5244, Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency Accountability and Integrity Now (SUSTAIN) Act, all provisions; H.R. 3178 / S. 1600, The Save Healthcare Workers Act, all provisions; H.R. 929 / S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 1874, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 2169 / H.R. 9908, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 5283 / S. 2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025, all provisions; DRAFT, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, all provisions; S. 2355 / H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, all provisions; H.R. 7961, Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions; S. 3435 / H.R. 6607, The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing, all provisions; DRAFT, Issues pertaining to medical debt; S. 4568 / H.R. 8691, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 196, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations", all provisions; H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act, all provisions; H.R. 9393, Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2026, all provisions; S.4252, WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026, all provisions; S.3364, Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act, all provisions; H.R. 8726, the Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026 PARTNERS Act, all provisions; H.R. 5629, To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect, all provisions; S. 4027, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, all provisions; S. 1482, National Nursing Workforce Center, all provisions; S. 4637, Physician Workforce Optimization Act, all provisions; H.R. 9390, Prices on the Wall Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 9645, Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act, all provisions; S. 380 / H.R. 1254, Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, all provisions; H.R. 9996, No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act, all provisions; H.R. 9862, The Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026, all provisions; S. 5462, Frontier Community Health Integration Project Extension Act (FCHIP Extension Act), all provisions; H.R. 10440, REACH Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Graduate Medical Education (GME), Issues pertaining to graduate medical education (GME) reforms; H.R. 2936 / S. 1974, The Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department (ABC-ED) Act, all provisions; H. Res 1519, National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Resolution, Supporting the designation of September 17, 2026, as "National Physician Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, physician suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes; H.R. 5439 / S. 2834, Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act, all provisions S. 4927, Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, all provisions; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Issues pertaining to the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program and information collection request; Consumer Product Safety Commission, Issues pertaining to hospital and health system priorities for the 2027 and 2028 fiscal years; Food & Drug Administration, Issues pertaining to regulation of non-device software such as digital health technology, AI, wellness applications and wearable devices; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; 340B Program, Issues pertaining to protecting 340B Program, including 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program; Maternal and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages, conditions of participation (COP), funding priorities; Behavioral Health, Issues related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Workforce, Issues pertaining to workforce development programs, supporting health care workforce and physician shortages, loan repayment programs for providers in rural and underserved areas, Graduate Medical Education program; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay, white-bagging and brown-bagging policies; Health Care Resiliency & Preparedness, Issues pertaining to natural disasters, strengthen health care cybersecurity, cybersecurity workforce, and securing drug supply chains, hospital preparedness program, PAHPA reauthorization; Healthcare Price Transparency, Issues related to health care price transparency; Affordability, Issues and policy solutions pertaining to health care affordability and rising costs of health care; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds; Immigration, Proposed H1-B Visa Program changes and impact to health care workforce; AI in Healthcare, Issues pertaining to the use of AI in healthcare and cybersecurity needs; Professional Degree Program Changes, Issues pertaining to new student loan borrowing limits and professional degree programs changes; Drug Prices, Issues pertaining to lowering drug prices, securing drug supply chain, and transparency; Rural Health Transformation Fund, Issues pertaining to implementation of the Rural Health Transformation program; Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions, Issues pertaining to hospital mergers and acquisitions; No Surprises Act, Issues pertaining to No Suprises Act reforms; Health Outcomes, Issues pertaining to prevention, nutrition, and improving health outcomes.

Office of Management & Budget, Federal Financial Assistance Rule, Issues pertaining to changes to federal grant funding and impact to hospitals and health systems; OMB's Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule, Issues pertaining to changes to federal grant funding and impact to hospitals and health systems.

H.R. 9504, Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act, all provisions; H.R. 10440, REACH Act, all provisions; U.S. Trade Representative, Issues pertaining to proposed duties on certain economies under the Trade Act including medications, medical devices, equipment, PPE and other essential supplies; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status; Tariffs, Issues pertaining to impact of tariffs on hospitals and health systems.

H.R. 7961, Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Issues pertaining H-1B visa program; U.S. Department of Homeland Security / U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, Comments pertaining to the proposed fee for H-1B petitions and impact to health care workforce; Immigration, Proposed H1-B Visa Program changes and impact to health care workforce.

 Bills named in this filing 83
  • H.R. 1805
    ARCH Act
  • S. 1261
    CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4206
    CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2191
    Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act
  • S. 335
    Rural Hospital Support Act
  • S. 1816
    Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
  • H.R. 3514
    Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
  • S. 502
    Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025
  • S. 2439
    Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4731
    Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025
  • H.R. 4002
    Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025
  • H.R. 5454
    Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act
  • S. 2879
    Medicare Advantage Prompt Pay Act
  • H.R. 6240
    Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act of 2025
  • H.R. 8375
    Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026
  • S. 4384
    Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026
  • H.R. 8967
    Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
  • S. 4460
    Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
  • H.R. 9468
    STAR Act
  • H.R. 8891
    Rural MOMS Act of 2026
  • H.R. 3108
    RPM Access Act
  • S. 1535
    Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act
  • S. 2761
    RESULTS Act
  • H.R. 5269
    RESULTS Act
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  • H.R. 5142
    Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025
  • H.R. 8261
    Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2026
  • H.R. 9642
    Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act
  • H.R. 9644
    Medicare Advantage MLR Transparency Act
  • H.R. 9693
    Patients First Act of 2026
  • H.R. 8163
    Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026
  • H.R. 8622
    Medicare Physician Data-driven Performance Payment System Act of 2026
  • H.R. 10666
    FCHIP Extension Act
  • H.R. 1775
    Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act
  • H.R. 1
    One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  • H.R. 4581
    340B PATIENTS Act of 2025
  • S. 2372
    340B PATIENTS Act of 2025
  • H.R. 5256
    340B ACCESS Act
  • H.R. 9599
    SECURE 340B Act
  • S. 5244
    SUSTAIN 340B Act
  • H.R. 3178
    Save Healthcare Workers Act
  • S. 1600
    Save Healthcare Workers Act
  • 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
  • S. 1874
    Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026
  • S. 2169
    Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
  • H.R. 9908
    Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
  • H.R. 5283
    Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
  • S. 2759
    Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
  • S. 3315
    Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026
  • S. 2355
    Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
  • H.R. 5582
    Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
  • H.R. 7961
    H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act
  • S. 3435
    FAAN Act
  • H.R. 6607
    FAAN Act
  • S. 4568
    Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
  • H.R. 8691
    Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
  • S.J. Res. 196
    A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule …
  • H.R. 6718
    Professional Student Degree Act
  • H.R. 9393
    Lower Costs, More Transparency Act of 2026
  • S. 4252
    WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026
  • S. 3364
    Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act
  • H.R. 8726
    PARTNERS Act of 2026
  • H.R. 5629
    To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled "Medications for the Treatment of …
  • S. 4027
    Healthy Competition for Better Care Act
  • S. 1482
    National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025
  • S. 4637
    Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimization Act
  • H.R. 9390
    Prices on the Wall Act of 2026
  • H.R. 9645
    Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act
  • S. 380
    Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
  • H.R. 1254
    Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
  • H.R. 9996
    No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act
  • H.R. 9862
    Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026
  • S. 5462
    FCHIP Extension Act
  • H.R. 10440
    REACH Act
  • H.R. 2936
    Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department
  • S. 1974
    ABC-ED Act of 2025
  • H. Res. 1519
    Supporting the designation of September 17, 2026, as "National Physician Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, …
  • H.R. 5439
    Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
  • S. 2834
    Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
  • S. 4927
    Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act
  • H.R. 9504
    Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act

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

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