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Content about the American Hospital Association, its business units and its activities.
Hospitals and health systems are facing increasing pressure from a rapidly changing landscape and competition from new market entrants looking to revolutionize health care delivery, AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton said yesterday.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has named the AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year.
A Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General proposal to change drug discount safe harbors under the federal anti-kickback statute would likely increase premiums for Medicare beneficiaries without addressing the nation’s high and rising drug prices, the AHA said.
The Department of Health and Human Services “effectively admits” that its goal in reducing payments for hospital outpatient clinic visit services furnished in off-campus provider-based departments grandfathered under Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 was to address a policy concern…
The AHA expressed support for a number of bills being considered today by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that would lower prescription drug costs and strengthen the Affordable Care Act marketplaces to improve access and lower the cost of coverage for consumers.
Marna Borgstrom, who joined the AHA Board of Trustees this year, talks about improving quality and value for patients, the importance of having a great team to execute your strategy, and her role as the chair of the Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care.
The AHA today shared with House and Senate members of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus recommendations for improving and expanding access to telehealth.
AHA Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Maryjane Wurth today participated on a panel as part of the University of Miami School of Business Administration's conference on “The Business of Health Care: Technology & People: U.S. & Beyond.”
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today approved five AHA-supported bills aimed at reducing prescription drug prices.
While the roughly one dozen potential changes to the hospital overall star ratings methodology outlined in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services request for feedback merit serious consideration, the AHA believes that only three of the proposals should be pursued further at this time.