Making Healthcare More Affordable
The American Hospital Association’s 2021 public policy advocacy agenda seeks to continue to positively influence the public policy environment for patients, communities and the health care field. We will work hand in hand with our members; the state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations…
The AHA and Concord Health Partners today announced the launch of a $50 million venture capital fund to invest in early-stage health care companies.
Hospitals and health systems are leading transformative efforts to provide better care at lower costs for patients and communities.
AHA’s Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, and Priya Bathija, vice president of The Value Initiative, today addressed the 2019 Management Institute at Ohio State University’s Division of Health Services Management and Policy.
A recent New York Times column relies on several seriously flawed studies to make extremely broad claims about the care hospitals and health systems provide and the role they play in their communities.
The departments of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Friday approved a Section 1332 waiver for Montana to implement a five-year reinsurance program for its individual health insurance market beginning in 2020.
A recent American Enterprise Institute blog on hospital prices fails to capture the full story on how hospitals and health systems have slowed price growth.
Hospitals and health systems are tackling affordability head on. AHA’s The Value Initiative has been leading the charge — developing new resources, sharing best practices and convening inclusive forums to explore the best path forward.
AHA Executive Vice President and COO Maryjane Wurth discusses hospitals’ transformation journey with AHA Board Chairman Brian Gragnolati, president and CEO, Atlantic Health System; Jonathan Perlin, M.D., president, clinical services and CMO, HCA Healthcare; and John Haupert, president and CEO,…
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee leaders today released a manager’s amendment to the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) – bipartisan legislation focused on reducing health care costs – making several updates to the bill.