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Melinda R Hatton

General Counsel, Secretary (end 12/2023) · American Hospital Association INC

General Counsel, Secretary (end 12/2023) at American Hospital Association INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$297K

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Profile

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Reported as General Counsel, Secretary (end 12/2023) of American Hospital Association INC, based in Chicago, IL.
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Received $297K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced

Melinda Hatton served as Vice President and General Counsel of the American Hospital Association for 23 years, from 2000 to 2023. Starting as Washington D.C.

counsel in 2000 and advancing to general counsel in 2007, she led major legal initiatives including successful Affordable Care Act defenses and a unanimous Supreme Court victory restoring $10.5 billion in illegally cut hospital payments.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
2000-2023 (23 years); General Counsel 2007-2023

Affiliations

Organizations

American Hospital Association INC General Counsel, Secretary (end 12/2023) · $146.7M revenue · Chicago, ILTo advance the health of all individuals and communities. The AHA leads, represents and serves hospitals, health systems and other related…pay $886K → $297KFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$297Kreported comp

Network

Serves alongside

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org