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AHRQ tool shows effect of Medicaid expansion on hospital use

A new online tool from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows state-level trends in hospital stays
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AHA weighs in on Senate Finance workgroup chronic care draft legislation

AHA today commended the Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care Working Group on the release of its recent draft legislation to address the needs of Medicare beneficiaries and recommended further ref
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Making a financial case for health equity

Many hospitals and health systems are reducing costs and improving health outcomes by addressing disparities head on, write Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, and Duane Reynolds, president and CEO of AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity.
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GAO examines characteristics of highest cost Medicaid-only enrollees

The most expensive 5% of enrollees accounted for almost half of annual Medicaid expenditures for Medicaid-only enrollees in fiscal years 2009 through 2011, according to a
Rural Health Update
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Rural Health Update - December 2020

Hospitals and health systems consider paths to increasing value

Trustee Talking Points Trustee Talking Points Performance data give Medicare and other pay
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Who Is Accountable for this Patient?

Payers in population health contracts are using claims data to identify the physician responsible for a patient’s health and spending. It’s an inexact science that can aggravate providers before empowering them.
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How hospitals are addressing health disparities through community health worker programs

Hospitals are using CHWs to expand access to care and achieve better health outcomes, particularly among underserved communities. 
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St. Vincent Healthcare - Go Play!

OverviewWorking in partnership with community and governmental groups and volunteers, as well as a communications/marketing professor and her students at Montana State University-Billings,
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Honoring volunteers

Are your hospital’s volunteers teaming up with others in your community to help the people you serve become healthier?