Todays decision rightly puts the needs of patients first in ensuring they have access to health care coverage that is affordable.
AHA Press Releases
Below are the most recent press releases from the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association.
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In recognition of its cutting-edge programs and services to reach the underserved residents of Western Michigan, Spectrum Health is awarded the 2016 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service and will receive $100,000 for programs creating healthier and stronger communities
David Perlstein, M.D., president and CEO for SBH Health System in Bronx, N.Y., will lead the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) Committee for Clinical Leadership (CCL) as chair of its 27-member committee for 2017.
Elaine Couture, R.N., BSN, MBA, executive vice president/chief executive Providence Health & Services eastern Washington/Montana, will lead the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) Section for Metropolitan Hospitals as chair of its 26-member council for 2017.
The AHA strongly supports the nomination of Dr. David Shulkin as Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Rachelle Schultz, president and CEO of Winona Health in Winona, Minn., will lead the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2017.
Joe McDonald, FACHE, president and CEO of Catholic Health System, one of the largest providers of healthcare in Western New York, is the 2017 Council chairman of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) constituency section for Health Care Systems.
Margie Beadles, volunteer/auxilian at CoxHealth in Springfield, MO, is the 2017 chair of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) Committee on Volunteers.
Patricia M. DePompei, R.N., M.S.N., president of University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital and MacDonald Women's Hospital in Cleveland, is the 2017 chair of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) Section for Maternal and Child Health Council.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today announced that Dr. Daniel Mendelson will be chair of the AHAs Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Council.
CMS today finalized new and expanded mandatory bundled payment models in an effort to coordinate patient care across the health care continuum, something Americas hospitals are already doing to better serve patients and improve care quality.
We commend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for creating the Track 1+ accountable care organization (ACO) model.
Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System, Inc. in St. Ignace, Mich., is the 2017 recipient of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today unveiled a report outlining a menu of options for communities, hospitals and policymakers to ensure that vulnerable rural and urban communities have access to essential health care services.
We commend the Congress for its work on the revised 21st Century Cures bill. We urge the House to approve this legislation tomorrow, as it helps improve hospitals’ ability to treat some of the most vulnerable patients.
As health care continues to evolve and as care becomes more patient centered, Dr. Price's experience both as a surgeon, along with practicing at Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital, makes him uniquely qualified to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) congratulates Seema Verma on her nomination to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Millions of Americans have exercised one of our most fundamental rights the right to vote and elect our leaders and the result of Tuesdays historic election will shape national policies for years to come.