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The need for a strong behavioral health care workforce is more important than ever. The AHA is working to strengthen this important area of health care and…
Hospitals are Economic Anchors in their Communities
Hospitals serve as economic anchors in their communities by directly employing over 5.7 million workers.
The economic contribution of hospitals is also felt throughout the economy hospital spending supported one in nine U.S. jobs and more than $2.8 trillion in economic activity in 2015.
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Health care is changing rapidly. The rise of consumerism, the digital economy, precision medicine, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, new high-tech…
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America is growing more and more diverse every day. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts we will become a majority-minority country by 2045. Specifically, the multi…
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The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 imposed caps on the number of residents for which each teaching hospital is eligible to receive Medicare direct graduate…