AHA sends letter to U.S. Senate regarding potential ACA repeal

The American Hospital Association (AHA) sent a letter to the U.S. Senate May 25 to express its viewpoint that legislation re-examining the Affordable Care Act (ACA) must be guided by ensuring that health care coverage remains available to the tens of millions of Americans who benefitted from the law. The AHA re-iterated that hospitals have major policy concerns with the House-passed American Health Care Act. Read the full letter here. WSHA agrees with the AHA that changes to the ACA should maintain or improve health insurance coverage for Americans. (Chelene Whiteaker)