Clinical Integration
The following post is written by Herb B. Kuhn, President and CEO of the Missouri Hospital Association and Jane Drummond, General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs of the Missouri Hospital Association.This week, Missouri’s Department of Insurance announced it would block the merged Aetna…
A new paper by two respected economists “throws cold water” on an untested theory that claims competition falls and prices rise when hospitals in distant geographies combine, writes Melinda Reid Hatton, AHA general counsel and senior vice president, in an AHASTAT blog post.
A new paper throws cold water on an untested theory about the impact hospital realignment has on competition when the combining hospitals are far apart. The paper points out at least half a dozen possible flaws in the new theory ranging from fuzzy geographic markets to the lack of credit the…
The Standard Mergers and Acquisitions Review Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act passed the House on Wednesday. This represents real progress on legislation that the AHA actively supports.
AHA Executive Dialogue Series on Behavioral Health Care
Integrating Behavioral Health: Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa, CA
We continue to believe that the proposed deals by four large insurers is bad for consumers because it will likely result in higher premiums. Last week the AHA sent a letter to the Department of Justice that raised concerns about the proposed Anthem acquisition of Cigna focusing on the impact of…
Today in a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the AHA raised concerns about the proposed Anthem acquisition of Cigna focusing on the impact of Anthem’s affiliation with the Blue Cross Blue Shield System.
A recent study that claims cancer care is more expensive because hospitals are employing more physicians is misleading and does not consider all of the facts.
Improving behavioral health is one of the top priorities for hospitals and the communities they serve. A new guide from the AHA’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence outlines how hospitals and health systems can address the challenges of integrating physical health with behavioral health, enhance…