The American Hospital Association, after having been “nice” all year, penned its letter to Santa Claus with its wish list for Christmas. Its four page letter (actually addressed to President-Elect Donald Trump at 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, not Santa at the North Pole) advised the incoming President of its own public policy priorities and their vision for healthcare reform. Some of their requests seem to come out of Trump’s playbook – such as removing burdensome regulations on hospitals. But some may not find the same sympathetic audience – such as imposing regulations on those industries that drive up hospital costs and those that hold down hospital reimbursements. The following summarizes the AHA’s recommendations for improving the healthcare landscape:
