Rank: 30
Rick Pollack
President and CEO, American Hospital Association
As head of the AHA since 2015, Pollack has worked to advance the interests of its nearly 5,000 member hospitals, especially regarding federal healthcare payment programs. In October, the association sought a temporary per diem payment for hospitals to combat patient discharge backlogs due to workforce shortages and to make permanent some COVID-19 public health emergency waivers, among other requests. The following month, the AHA joined seven other national hospital organizations in asking Congress to waive the so-called Statutory PAYGO requirement by the end of the year to avert nearly $10 billion in estimated cuts in 2023 to Medicare fee-for-service payments. Pollack has also raised concerns about growing threats from ransomware attacks and data breaches, citing HHS data showing a surge in attacks on hospitals and other healthcare organizations.