AHA responds to WSJ article on hospitals’ rising labor costs

In a letter to the editor published today in the Wall Street Journal, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responds to a in which certain employer groups and health plans claim hospitals are seeking to raise their prices due to rising labor costs. For more on the issue, see the .
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