Making Healthcare More Affordable
The AHA June 2 released a new report, “Making Health Care More Affordable: A Blueprint to Lower Costs, Improve Access and Enhance Quality.”
Affordability continues to dominate the conversations happening in communities across America. Health care affordability remains a focus for Congress and the administration, as well as a key issue on the campaign trail this year.
Hospitals and health systems are where the most complex care is provided for ill and injured patients. Yet spending on inpatient and outpatient care has grown more slowly than spending on other health services. Hospitals and health systems have worked hard to provide the best value to patients and…
Hospitals and health systems are committed to doing their part to address today’s affordability challenges. Realizing genuine affordability gains at a systemic level will necessitate collaborative efforts among all stakeholders.
Join AHA’s Board Chair Marc Boom, M.D., for Leadership Dialogue as he discusses key issues with hospitals colleagues from across the country. Watch the video and listen to the podcasts. New videos will post the last Monday of each month.
Across the country, hospitals and health systems are changing how care is delivered to make it more affordable, accessible and centered on patients
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) May 15 released its 2027 final standards for the health insurance marketplaces, including the issuers and brokers who assist marketplace enrollees. Notably, the final rule allows for the certification of nonnetwork health plans as qualified health…
The AHA shared a statement with the media in response to a report released May 7 by Families USA.
An AHA blog says an essay published in The New York Times wrongly frames hospitals as the leading “culprit” behind rising health care costs.
The AHA submitted a statement for the record to the House Ways and Means Committee for its April 28 hearing with health system CEOs.