Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
A growing number of increasingly complex procedures are moving from the inpatient to the outpatient environment, and out of hospital settings into physicians’ offices and free-standing ambulatory surgery or diagnostic facilities. This edition of TrendWatch explores the impact these trends have on…
Pressure to reduce the federal deficit, and rising Medicaid expenditures, have made Medicaid a target for federal spending cuts. Enrollment in Medicaid continues to rise, surpassing Medicare in 1999, with the bulk of the dollars going to nursing home and hospital care, and to the elderly and…
This issue of TrendWatch provides a brief overview of the Medicaid program, a discussion of the current proposals for Medicaid reform and spending cuts, and an appraisal of their potential implications for states, providers and the health care safety net.
The role hospitals play in providing health care is widely understood, but fewer are aware of the important role of hospitals in the U.S. economy. Nationwide, hospitals employ nearly 5 million people. Hospitals rank second as a source of private sector jobs.
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This issue of TrendWatch highlights the trends and implications of the growth of limited-service providers.
State Medicaid Facts. The Medicaid Dilemma: Shrinking Budgets, Difficult Choices, Vol. 5, No. 2
This issue of TrendWatch provides a brief overview of the Medicaid program and considers the difficult choices states are making in repsonse to the state budget crisis. It examines the effects of these choices on Medicaid eligibility, benefits, and provider payment.
To help hospital leaders respond to changes in the physician marketplace, this issue of TrendWatch describes demographic shifts within the physician population, economic pressures physicians face, changes in the way physicians practice, and questions about future supply and demand.