Making healthcare more affordable for families, businesses, and the federal and state governments is an important goal. High-quality healthcare should support individuals in living their best lives, including thriving at work and supporting a vibrant, innovative economy. Unfortunately, the…
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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
Medicare Advantage now covers more than half of eligible Medicare beneficiaries, making its impact on hospitals, health systems and patients impossible to ignore.
Sutter Health is taking a proactive, systemwide approach to maternal care — supporting a range of birth experiences while reinforcing the consistent use of evidence-based practices and clinical protocols.
Patients are best served when insurers act as transparent and reasonable partners.
A May 4 guest essay published in The New York Times frames hospitals as the leading “culprit” behind rising health care costs. It reduces a complex health care system and a much-needed conversation on affordability to a caricature.
Renowned speakers from across health care will provide in-depth guidance and actionable strategies focusing on the ideas, innovations and connections that will drive transformative change at the AHA Leadership Summit.
The latest report from Paragon, which has targeted hospitals, relies on a long list of distorted and debunked arguments.
The American Hospital Association is partnering with Epic on the Safer Births Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative, a nationwide eight-month-long initiative to help care teams better identify, prepare for and respond to PPH by implementing evidence-based digital tools that support rapid, coordinated…
Recent analyses of national health spending have again placed hospitals at the center of the affordability debate.
Whether it’s a routine checkup, a sudden emergency, or specialized treatment for complex conditions, hospitals and health systems are built around a mission of service to patients and communities.