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Blogs from AHA leaders and members on the latest health care issues.
Rural hospitals are their community鈥檚 anchor. By providing 24/7 care, essential public services and access to primary care for the 57 million people that live in rural America, these hospitals are vitally important. But the challenges they face have never been bigger.They include the move to value-鈥
Inauguration Day ushers in a new era of change in Washington. Republicans and Democrats will assemble together to watch Donald Trump take the oath of office, and to celebrate the peaceful passing of power that is a hallmark of our democracy. Meanwhile, across America, health care needs don鈥檛 take a鈥
Ken Fawcett, M.D., Spectrum Health鈥檚 vice president of Healthier Communities in Grand Rapids, Mich., knows what it takes to build healthier communities. Healthier Communities鈥 outreach to Western Michigan鈥檚 underserved residents is why Spectrum Health has received the 2016 Foster G. McGaw Prize for鈥
This Monday, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day鈥攁 day in honor of a man who roused the conscience of a nation. When Dr. King preached his message of peace years ago, segregation was common in our country. Some segregated hospitals outright refused to admit African-American individuals. Five鈥
JAMA today published the report 鈥淗ow Would the Next President Ensure Competitiveness in the Health Care Marketplace?鈥 which discusses consolidation.
This week, lawmakers in Washington were sworn in for the new session of Congress 鈥 and Republicans took the first step toward repealing the Affordable Care Act. The Senate introduced a budget resolution implementing a special legislative process called reconciliation that could repeal some, though鈥
The AHA鈥檚 2017-2020 Strategic Plan is the result of significant deliberation, study, and hard work by AHA鈥檚 Board of Trustees, governance committees, and staff, after much input and guidance from you, our membership. We heard from you and responded with a plan that is designed to provide a quick鈥
Go to your local hospital, and you鈥檒l see the women and men who work there filled with compassion for those under their care. You鈥檒l see them brighten the day of someone in need with the smallest gesture. And you鈥檒l see them strive to give their patients just a little bit more鈥攁 little more health鈥
The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, or HAC program, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS), is broken. In yesterday鈥檚 American Journal of Medical Quality, the AHA and our research partners at KNG Health Consulting, Network for Excellence in Health Innovation and the鈥
When the 115th Congress convenes January 3, repealing the Affordable Care Act will be a priority for the Republican leadership. It鈥檚 unclear, however, if Congress will repeal the ACA while simultaneously pairing it with legislation to guarantee coverage for those who will lose it, or if it will鈥