AHA
Content about the American Hospital Association, its business units and its activities.
The House of Representatives yesterday voted 230-183 to pass AHA-supported legislation (H.R. 986) that would rescind the administration’s latest guidance for states seeking a Section 1332 waiver of certain Affordable Care Act requirements.
The AHA today responded to a RAND Corporation study that found that certain prices paid to hospitals by private health plans are high relative to Medicare and vary widely.
Since announcing the strategic alliance between the AHA and UnidosUS last year, the organizations with leadership from the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity have developed a number of resources and participated in various activities to advance health equity and eliminate gaps for the Latino…
The AHA today voiced strong support for the Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone Act (H.R. 2552).
The House of Representative today passed two AHA-supported bills to promote generic and biosimilar competition in the prescription drug market.
AHA board member Harsh Trivedi is president and CEO of Sheppard Pratt Health System and is striving to improve health in the communities he serves across the country.
The AHA supports the administration’s goal of expanding access to coverage and increasing competition between health plans, but does not believe that efforts to facilitate the sale of insurance across state lines “will achieve either of those goals in a meaningful way.”
During National Nurses Week, which kicks off today, AHA and its American Organization of Nurse Executives subsidiary celebrate nurses for the invaluable role they play in advancing health in America.
The AHA today voiced support for provisions in the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act (H.R. 1897/S. 916) that would improve state maternal mortality data, provide funding to promote safety practices and cultural competency, and extend health coverage and services for low-…
AHA board member Greg Poulsen brings with him decades of experience as a proponent of value at the Salt Lake City-based health system.