Responding to an Arnold Ventures-backed opinion piece in the New England Journal of Medicine attacking tax-exempt hospitals and the 340B program, AHA General Counsel and Secretary Melinda Hatton says the authors’ disclosure form speaks volumes. “Specifically, that it is influenced by a shadowy organization with an obvious bias against hospitals. This article should be understood for what it is: just another attempt by a deep-pocketed organization with a biased agenda to attack hospitals.” READ MORE

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