Letter/Comment
AHA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for considering the Strengthening
Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act.
Wielding Food As Medicine
October 2018 -- Hospitals are focusing on nutrition to care for all needs of their patients, sending them home with prescriptions as well as bags of healthy food. Hospitals are opening farmers markets and grocery stores in their communities to address the social determinants of health and ensure their patients have access to healthy, affordable food options. Learn more in this Wall Street Journal article.
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Guides/Reports
Numerous studies have demonstrated a link between the social determinants of health and key health outcomes. AHA has worked to promote widespread use of ICD-10…
Letter/Comment
The AHA supports the administration’s goal of expanding access to coverage and increasing competition between health plans, but does not believe that efforts…
Bibliography/Link Page
The AHA Resource Center has created these ‘live’ searches to the latest research articles on topics of interest.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan
Humana’s “Bold Goal” of improving the health of seniors through better management of populations in seven U.S. cities is showing promising results, according…
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