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Uniting to Protect Access to Care for Patients and Communities
After a week’s delay to try to build consensus among Republicans — due in large part to concerns we have been raising about Medicaid cuts — the House Energy & Commerce Committee could begin next week drafting its portion of the budget reconciliation bill as part of President Trump’s agenda to advance tax cuts that disproportionately benefit high income individuals.
Working to Enact Key Priorities in Year-end Legislation to Ensure Patient Access to Care
December’s holiday rush is in full swing on Capitol Hill as Congress returned to Washington this week facing a long list of to-dos and a short time to do them. The Dec.
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.
Strengthening Cybersecurity to Protect Patients and Access to Care
The never-ending barrage of ransomware and cyberattacks against the health care sector has only strengthened the resolve of hospitals and health systems to reinforce their defenses and protect safe access to care for patients and communities.
House subcommittee holds hearing on strengthening VA law enforcement safety
The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations May 16 held a hearing on ways to further support and protect law enforcement and others within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Drug Prices and Shortages Jeopardize Patient Access to Quality Hospital Care
The inability of many patients to obtain needed drug therapies due to either high prices or shortages has negatively affected patient o
AHA report shows commercial health insurance policies compromise patient safety, raise costs
Today AHA released a report showing that commercial insurance costs are increasing at an unsustainable rate while many plan policies create dangerous delays in care, contribute to clinician burnout and significantly drive up administrative costs for the health care system.
Take Action Now to Protect Patient Care
As congressional leaders continue to hammer out annual spending bills ahead of the Jan. 19 and Feb. 2 deadlines to fund various agencies, a number of important issues affecting hospitals and health systems are being considered.
AHA podcast: Managing cognitive load in health care
Clinicians bring all of their skill and mental acuity to treat the whole patient, but there are many factors that can derail their ability to provide patient care.
Turning Our Vision Toward the Invisible: Minority Mental Health
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is an opportunity to acknowledge that we live in a time when the patients and communities we serve are experiencing the impact of ongoing racial injustice, health care inequities and civil unrest. As a health care workforce, we also operate daily under the same realities, with the added pressures of providing quality health care in a constrained financial environment.