Access & Health Coverage
The AHA yesterday voiced support for the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (H.R. 1418/S. 350), legislation that would repeal the antitrust exemption available to commercial health insurers for anticompetitive conduct.
With its sizable national footprint and broad scope of services, Ascension has a rich history of partnering with and acquiring other mission- focused hospitals and health systems.
AHA Executive Vice President and COO Maryjane Wurth discusses hospitals’ transformation journey with AHA Board Chairman Brian Gragnolati, president and CEO, Atlantic Health System; Jonathan Perlin, M.D., president, clinical services and CMO, HCA Healthcare; and John Haupert, president and CEO,…
This AHA podcast, “Healthcare Without an Address,” takes a look at how the new emphasis on mobility and convenience is advancing health in America.
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the departments) recently finalized new rules related to how employers may use health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to provide health coverage to employees. In particular, the rule expands the uses of HRAs to…
AHA comments on Medicare for All to House Ways and Means Committee.
AHA, health organizations urge Congress to take prompt action to lower health insurance premiums.
An estimated 23.6 million Americans with employer-based health coverage spent at least 10 percent of their 2016-2017 income on premiums or out-of-pocket expenses, according to a report released this week by the Commonwealth Fund.
Leaders of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions today released the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 – bipartisan discussion draft legislation focused on reducing health care costs. Among other areas, the bill would take steps to end surprise medical bills, reduce the…
AHA Statement before the House Committee on Budget on Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System