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Read complete coverage of the AHA Annual meeting, including news from top AHA leaders, federal lawmakers, government officials and more. Experts air proposals to rein in rising prescription drug prices
Congress must move forward with 鈥渂old solutions鈥 to protect Medicare for today鈥檚 seniors and preserve the program for future generations, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today told hospital leaders at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Congress needs to help 鈥減roviders, families and patients cope with the growing epidemic of opioid addiction,鈥 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said today at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C. Hoyer discussed a number of 鈥渋nnovative solutions鈥 proposed by Congress to鈥
Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pew Charitable Trusts released a study in JAMA and corresponding editorial that analyzed antibiotic use in the outpatient setting. The study found that in the U.S. in 2010-2011, there was an estimated annual antibiotic prescription鈥
This year鈥檚 wildly unpredictable presidential campaign and a truncated legislative calendar has Congress less active and more cautious than usual, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels told AHA members today at the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting. Congressional leaders are looking ahead to 2017鈥
Eliminating disparities in care is the 鈥渘ext frontier鈥 in the transformation of America鈥檚 health care, National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial today told AHA members, commending the association 鈥渇or developing concrete steps to guide each and every one of you in the work you do in our鈥
In a rapidly changing health care environment, all hospitals seek a path forward that 鈥渓eads to better health outcomes, better services at lower cost,鈥 AHA Chairman Jim Skogsbergh said Sunday, following his investiture at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C. 鈥淏ut how each of us鈥
Kicking off the AHA annual meeting鈥檚 Federal Forum, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack today told hospital and health system leaders that redefining the 鈥淗鈥 can secure hospital鈥檚 critical role in public life and responds to the growing demands of managing chronic illnesses and consumerism. It also鈥
In a taped video message delivered to the annual meeting, Sen.
Unchecked drug price increases hit both patients and hospitals hard. Since 2008, brand name drugs prices have increased 127 percent compared with an 11 percent rise in consumer prices. These increases cut deep into both hospital budgets and services and undermine patient and community health,鈥