Access & Health Coverage
Commercial health insurer policies and administrative practices delay patient care, overburden clinicians and add unnecessary costs to the health care system, according to a new poll of health care consumers conducted by the Morning Consult.
Nurses report insurers' administrative requirements: 84% Delay patients' access to necessary care; 74% Reduce patients' quality of care; 63% Interfere with patients being transferred to the right care setting. Physicians report insurers' administrative requirements: 80% Affect their ability to…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today released findings of three new surveys conducted by Morning Consult that examined how some commercial insurer practices impact the patient and provider health care experience.
Congress is considering several pieces of legislation that would impose billions of dollars in additional Medicare payment cuts for services provided by hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
The AHA is pleased with the Administration’s proposal to protect consumers from skinny “health plans” that often fail them.
Statement
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American Hospital Association
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Committee on Education and the Workforce
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
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The AHA and Catholic Health Association of the United States June 15 released a joint statement responding to a Human Rights Watch report on nonprofit hospitals and the community benefits they provide.
When people see the blue and white “H” symbol, they think of healing, hope and health. Hospitals and health systems provide care to all who need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
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