Making Healthcare More Affordable
Bending the cost curve to make care more affordable is a complex challenge. But it is a challenge that hospitals and health systems are tackling head on.
The AHA today hosted a forum in Philadelphia in which hospital and health systems leaders shared various strategies their organizations are undertaking to make health care more affordable for their patients and community.
Congress and the administration should pursue actions, including addressing the high costs of prescription drugs and regulatory burden on providers, that will help reduce the cost of care without putting access at risk.
Please join the American Hospital Association (AHA), expert thought leaders and your executive peers to explore how hospitals and health systems are innovating to enhance value and address new entrants to the health care field. The transition to value-based care, the rise of consumerism and the new…
There is a common theme among hospitals and health systems working to contain health care costs while also improving health outcomes: using medical resources more appropriately.
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the first in a series of hearings on how to reduce health care costs, which will examine administrative costs and waste, how to improve transparency, private sector solutions and other issues.
AHA statement before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Hearing on How to Reduce Health Care Costs: Understanding the Cost of Health Care in America”
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on strategies to reduce prescription drug costs and encourage innovation and competition in the market.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) yesterday released a white paper with ideas on increasing affordability in health care.