American Hospital Association December 6, 2024
Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA

December’s holiday rush is in full swing on Capitol Hill as Congress returned to Washington this week facing a long list of to-dos and a short time to do them. The Dec. 20 deadline to fund the government is quickly approaching, and lawmakers also hope to reach agreement on several other issues including disaster aid and farm bills before the end of the year.

At this time, a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government into the early part of 2025 appears most likely, and we continue to work with Congress to include priority issues that are important to hospitals’ ability to provide the 24/7 access to care patients and communities depend on.

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