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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
Come January 1, 2022, patients will be protected from certain types of unexpected medical bills. America’s hospitals and health systems strongly support these new patient protections that are included in the No Surprises Act.
Hospitals and health systems have long advocated for protecting patients from certain unexpected medical bills while preserving their access to care.
The essay Nurses Deserve Better. So Do Their Patients is right to note the “awesome” impact that nurses have within our health care system and in the battle against Covid-19.
Last week a series of emails that became public revealed communication between executives at UnitedHealth Group and researchers studying the frequency of surprise medical billing.
Elisa Arespacochaga, AHA’s vice president of clinical affairs and workforce, outlines the critical importance of clinician well-being programs to help address physician burnout and suicides and workforce shortages, particularly during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Read more.
The next generation of moms and families are more-frequently experiencing new tech-based approaches to improving one’s pregnancy or birthing journey.
Who exactly is a “stakeholder” when it comes to improving health equity?
The American Hospital Association and its Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development (SHSMD) July 15 hosted “Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Your Community,” a webinar centered on examining the root causes of vaccine hesitancy and how health care organizations can tailor their…
By integrating behavioral health into physical care and tapping into community partnerships, hospitals and health systems can develop culturally competent clinical solutions to better serve historically underrepresented individuals, writes Manish Sapra, M.D., executive director of the behavioral…
UnitedHealth Group announced a jaw-dropping $6 billion in earnings in a single quarter. But not enough has been said about a big contributor to these profits: not paying for health care services.