AHA issues guide to emergency medical center strategy for vulnerable communities
The AHA today released a guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders implement an emerging strategy to ensure continued access to emergency and outpatient services in vulnerable communities. The emergency medical center strategy is one of nine strategies identified by an AHA task force last year to help ensure access to care in vulnerable communities, and one of several potential federal policy solutions to ensure access to emergency services in vulnerable communities. For more information, visit www.aha.org/EnsuringAccess.
Related News Articles
Headline
AHA March 18 shared with the House Ways and Means Committee its proposals to strengthen access to timely emergency medical care, particularly in rural and…
Headline
Responding March 15 to a House Committee on Education and the Workforce request for comments on ways to strengthen the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…
Headline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 15 announced flexibilities to help states initiate interim Medicaid payments to health care providers…
Headline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 7 invited drug makers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program that make federally approved gene therapies…
Headline
The House March 6 voted 339-85 to pass a package of six appropriations bills that would fund certain federal agencies through fiscal year 2024 and contains…
Headline
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Federal Trade Commission and Department of Health and Human Services seek public input through May 6 on increasing…