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Speaking Up for Priorities That Will Help Hospitals Advance Health for Patients and Communities
It is important to use the August recess that begins next week as an opportunity to engage senators and representatives while they are back home. It is critical for federal lawmakers to understand the challenges hospitals and health systems face.
Protecting Patient Care with Enhanced Medicare Advantage Oversight and Prior Authorization Changes
For many people, choosing an MA plan is a life-changing event and a significant act of trust, counting on the payer they selected to provide the pre-agreed upon coverage for either current medical needs or those that may arise.
Let’s End Commercial Insurer Barriers that Reduce Access to Care
Many commercial health insurance policies and practices often disrupt, delay and deny medically necessary care to patients.
Supporting Today’s Workforce as We Develop Solutions for the Future
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee last week held a hearing aptly titled “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go from Here?” Clearly, all of our efforts to inform policymakers and the public about the urgent need to address the workforce challenges have resonated on Capitol Hill, as the tone and focus of this hearing demonstrated.
Speak Up, Be Heard and Exercise Your Right to Vote
Forty-six days from now on Nov. 8 millions of Americans will cast their ballots and exercise their most sacred right – the right to vote.
Chair File: Helping Americans Get Affordable, Comprehensive Health Coverage
Two issues that a majority of Americans have agreed on during this election cycle are concerns about the economy and inflation.
Protecting Access to Care by Confronting Commercial Insurers’ Harmful Policies
Delaying and denying authorizations for medically necessary care. Forcing patients to try potentially ineffective treatments through step therapy, or “fail first” protocols that require patients to try and fail certain treatments before the insurer will authorize more costly treatments.
Five Ways Commercial Insurer Policies Drive Up Costs and Hurt Patients
The AHA is committed to further identifying ways to improve health care system efficiency while providing the highest quality of care.