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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
In this AHA blog, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels discusses the resources hospitals and health systems need and what additional relief Congress should deliver during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond.
As we celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 19, it鈥檚 important to recognize the work rural hospitals are doing to improve access to maternal care for mothers living in rural communities, writes Priya Bathija, AHA鈥檚 vice president of strategic initiatives.
In two recent reports, the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) appears to use oversimplified analytic approach and draws overly broad conclusions about price variation and price growth variation. Their analysis does not address many of the key factors that can contribute to price variation and growth鈥
There are so many statistics being shared related to maternal mortality in the United States 鈥 but what is the real story?
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times, 鈥淭rump doled out billions to drug makers and hospitals with few strings attached,鈥 misses the mark. The reality is that America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems are facing their greatest financial crisis
The U.S. Supreme Court Nov. 10 will hear oral argument in California v. Texas, the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
For the last several months, disturbing and unproven theories have gained attention about the death count for COVID-19. We find these erroneous and egregious charges leveled against doctors 鈥 which have been repeated during the past few weeks 鈥 dismaying, disconcerting and disturbing.
While work is underway on new payment and delivery models for rural hospitals, additional, targeted actions by Congress and the Trump administration are needed to support these hospitals and their communities, writes Erika Rogan, AHA senior associate director of policy. Rogan says listening to鈥
In 2019, the term 鈥渂urnout鈥 was added to the World Health Organization鈥檚 International Classification of Diseases (ICD). According to the ICD, burnout is a 鈥渟yndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.鈥
A recent article from Axios attempts to say that the hospital and health system field is not being negatively impacted financially by the pandemic. The article ignores the diverse experiences of hospitals during the pandemic, particularly those that are under significant financial pressure.