LD-2 Disclosure Form

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

American Hospital Association

2. Address

Address1

800 10th STREET, NW

Address2

Two City Center, Suite 400

City

WASHINGTON

State

Zip Code

20001-4956

Country

USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City

State

Zip Code

Country

4a. Contact Name		b. Telephone Number	c. E-mail
Mrs.	Anna Duzcan	2026262250	aduzcan@aha.org

5. Senate ID#

2571-12

7. Client Name	Self	Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
American Hospital Association

6. House ID#

306350000

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

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; S. 1261 / H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 1805, Assistance for Rural Community Hospitals (ARCH) Act, 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; DRAFT, Rural Teaching Hospital Relief, all provisions; S. 2793, Ensuring Access to Essential Providers, 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. 8261, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act, all provisions; DRAFT, HCA Mission Act, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain information in Medicare Advantage Encounter Data, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the compensation that may be paid to agents and brokers by Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, all provisions; DRAFT, Preserving Patient Access Act, all provisions; H.R. 8891, Rural Maternity Options for Medial Support (Rural MOMS) Act, all provisions; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to Medicare Part C & D Reporting Requirements; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment system; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the proposed Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model (CJR-X); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Issues pertaining to the interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to hospital food and nutrition; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Issues pertaining to the FY2027 proposed rule for inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs); 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.

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