Press Releases
View all of the press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
Only a small fraction of hospitals have been involved in a transaction such as a merger or acquisition between 2007-2012, according to a new report from the AHA and the Center for Healthcare Economics and Policy.
The American Hospital Association is pleased that today's Medicare Trustees Report states that trust fund solvency will be extended by two additional years through 2026.
The AHA strongly supports the Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 1012), introduced by Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO).
The American Hospital Association is pleased that Marilyn Tavenner has been confirmed as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today awarded the Carolyn Boone Lewis Living the Vision award to St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., for its work to improve the health of its community through actions that go beyond traditional hospital care.
We continue to believe that both Medicaid and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts should be delayed for two years in order to better ascertain whether coverage expansions have been implemented.
We are pleased to support the DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 introduced today by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA).
There are many parts of the health care delivery and financing systems that urgently need updating, and the matter of "charges" is among those at the top of the list. "Charges" were a central part of the former cost-based reimbursement system that disappeared from the scene decades ago.
Sicker, more complex Medicare patients are driving up the intensity of emergency department (ED) care, a new report released today by the American Hospital Association (AHA) found.
Delivering the right care at the right time in the right setting is the core mission of hospitals across the country. The AHA is committed to helping members improve the quality of care they deliver every day and is engaged in a variety of initiatives that lead to better, safer, more efficient care…