• Federal Health Reform 2009
  • Hospital Associations Reach Agreement with White House, Senate Finance Committee on Plan to Reduce Hospital Spending by $155 Billion Over 10 Years 104 KB (ML-74, July 8, 2009)
  • GNYHA Letter to President Obama and Congressional Leaders on Health Reform Proposals to Reduce Hospital Costs 245 KB (ML-68, June 30, 2009)
  • GNYHA Prepared for Frenetic Health Reform Activity 137 KB (ML-66, June 24, 2009)
  • GNYHA Comments on Senate Finance Delivery Reform Proposals 233 KB (ML-59, May 18, 2009)
  • Meeting with President Obama on Health Care Reform 240 KB (ML-56, May 11, 2009)
  • State and Federal Health Care Reform Efforts in Full Swing 71.2 KB (ML-49, April 24, 2009)

• America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

• Bill Summaries
  • In Historic Vote, HELP Committee Approves the Affordable Health Choices Act 146 KB (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, July 15, 2009)
  • Pre-markup House Tri-Committee Brief Summary 286 KB(Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, July 14, 2009)
  • Pre-markup House Tri-Committee Section-by-Section Analysis 743 KB (Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, July 14, 2009)
  • GNYHA Summary of Major Provisions of the House Health Reform Discussion Draft Released 130 KB (June 19, 2009)
  • GNYHA’s Position on House Health Reform Discussion Draft 106 KB

• Revenue Provisions
  • Description of the Revenue Provisions of H.R. 3200, the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" 238 KB (Joint Committee on Taxation, July 14, 2009)
  • Estimated Effects of the Revenue Provisions of H.R. 3200, the "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009" 13.2 KB (Committee on Ways and Means, July 14, 2009)

• Geographic Variation
  • Congressional Advocacy Needed on Geographic Variation and Independent Medicare Entity (IMAC) 82.0 KB (ML-87, July 27, 2009)
  • Debate on Geographic Variation in Medicare Spending in Washington 193 KB (ML-77, July 15, 2009)
  • Challenges to Dartmouth Findings on Geographic Variations Grow 35.6 KB (GNYHA,  June 29, 2009)

• Additional GNYHA Resources

  • GNYHA Skyline News Articles
    • Special Insert: GNYHA Board Meets in DC on Health Reform (July 27, 2009)
    • Hospital Associations Reach Agreement on Reform Savings (July 13, 2009)
    • Orszag Calls for Cuts to Safety Net Hospitals (July 13, 2009)
    • House Leaders Release Health Reform Bill (June 29, 2009)
    • Kennedy Introduces Health Reform Bill (June 15, 2009)
    • GNYHA Comments on Health Reform Plan (June 1, 2009)
    • GNYHA Talks Health Reform with President (May 18, 2009)
    •  Senate Begins Health Reform Process (May 4, 2009)

• GNYHA Capitol Watch
  • July 31, 2009
  • July 17, 2009
  • June 19, 2009
  • June 5, 2009
  • May 22, 2009
  • May 8, 2009
  • April 24, 2009
  • April 10, 2009
  • March 27, 2009
  • March 13, 2009

• GNYHA Membership Briefing on National Health Reform (July 16, 2009)