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ACHE Public Policy Initiatives

The field of healthcare management is exciting, complex, and constantly changing. So too, is public policy. ACHE has a responsibility to help you navigate these changes while working to advance community health, your career, and the profession overall. In particular, we provide activities that

Increase your effectiveness as a public policy leader

Assist you in defining and communicating your public policy views

Improve the image of healthcare executives to policymakers

Learn about the American Hospital Association’s Framework for Health Reform, “Health for Life: Better Health, Better Health Care.” Information and resources about the framework include a PowerPoint presentation as well as a video presentation by Richard Umbdenstock, FACHE, president, American Hospital Association.

Public Policy Statements

By the nature of the healthcare management field, many of the issues you face are a matter of public concern. The Public Policy Statements provide ACHE's position on certain healthcare issues, and suggest ways in which you can address them in your organization and community.

ACHE's Public Policy Statements originate from affiliate and staff suggestions and are drafted at the committee level. The Board Policy Committee then reviews the statements before they are brought before the Board of Governors for final approval. Once a new or revised Statement has been approved by the Board, it is made available to all affiliates in the following issue of Healthcare Executive magazine and in the Annual Report & Reference Guide.

We hope these Statements, which are regularly reviewed and updated, are helpful to you as you advance your career and address increasingly complex and challenging issues.

Public Policy Campaigns

Enormous demands placed on healthcare executives will continue to be formidable, given shifts taking place in the healthcare delivery system. ACHE urges its affiliates to be proactive and to translate social values into workable healthcare programs.

ACHE—in support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services "Gift of Life" initiative—urges our affiliates to advocate organ and tissue donation and to develop donor programs in their own organizations.

Because ACHE recommends that all healthcare executives work to support access to healthcare services for all people, ACHE is raising awareness through two programs, "Covering Kids & Families" and "Cover the Uninsured Week." Click here for more information about ACHE's covering the uninsured initiative.

Public Policy Education

ACHE's annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership is our premier event for providing public policy education for healthcare executives. At Congress, you and your peers have the unique opportunity to discuss pressing national policy with issue experts. In addition, sessions are held that address how healthcare executives can effectively influence policy formation.

Periodically, ACHE may provide audio conferences on current policy issues. Please check this area and the distance learning brochure for additional details.