100 Most Influential People in Healthcare - 2020

As head of the nation’s largest hospital trade group since 2015, Pollack joined with other healthcare association leaders to launch the “Wear a Mask” campaign aimed at defusing the politicization of wearing face coverings to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The AHA has also been vocal in defense of the Affordable Care Act as the industry awaits a Supreme Court ruling on its fate sometime in 2021, and it’s been equally vocal in opposition to proposals for a public option or Medicare buy-in.