Op-ed: Working with Congress to keep our hospitals strong and communities healthy
In an op-ed yesterday in The Hill, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack explains why hospitals and health systems are working with government and other stakeholders this year to enact legislation and policies to ensure access to care and provide financial, regulatory and administrative relief; strengthen the health care workforce; and advance health care quality, equity and transformation. READ MORE
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