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A report released jointly by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation shows some states significantly out-perform others in the delivery of long-term services and supports to older adults and people with disabilities. The study finds, however, that even the…
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Approximately 57 million Americans live in rural areas and depend upon the hospitals in their communities. Remote geographic location, small size, limited workforce, physician shortages and often constrained financial resources pose a unique set of challenges for rural hospitals.…
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The Section for Maternal and Child Health is guided by a council composed of 15 individuals representing health care leadership from some of the country's leading women's and children's health provider organizations and systems. Committee members…
Children's Hospital executives serve as advisors to the Association through participation on the AHA President's Forum for Children's Hospital Executive Leaders. As Forum members, children's hospital CEOs meet twice a year with AHA senior executive management in Washington, DC to discuss key…
The U.S. is facing an epidemic of chronic disease at the same time as it's facing tough decisions on where to spend limited public health dollars. This issue brief spotlights community programs shown to help reduce chronic disease.
Reining in health care costs has become a central policy challenge for government and a pressing concern for American businesses, families and individuals. A body of RAND research has focused on evaluating existing and potential policies to lower health care costs; examining the cost implications…