Making Healthcare More Affordable

The House Committee on Ways and Means, on April 28 at 10 a.m. ET, will host a hearing during which hospital and health system leaders are expected to testify on health care affordability.
Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and 2026 AHA board chair, spoke April 21 at POLITICO’s Health Care Summit about health care affordability.
Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, joined Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health and AHA chair-elect, for a fireside chat.
Allison Sesso, president and CEO of Undue Medical Debt, and Eva Stahl, vice president of policy, engagement and research at Undue Medical Debt, share how the organization has helped eliminate over $27 billion in patient debt and how hospitals are partnering with Undue Medical Debt to help relieve…
Recent analyses of national health spending have again placed hospitals at the center of the affordability debate.
America’s hospitals and health systems are deeply committed to providing high quality, accessible and affordable care.
Hospitals save lives and help communities thrive, and National Hospital Week (May 10-16) is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the people and teams who make that happen every day.
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.
This is the next in a series of hearings examining health care costs and exploring options to make care more affordable.