Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
The House Ways and Means Committee today launched a health task force to better address the needs of residents in rural and underserved communities.
AHA staff recently visited two rural hospitals to see and hear firsthand how leaders are engaging in innovative practices to increase accessibility and affordability for their communities.
The House Ways and Means Committee today passed the Opioid Workforce Act (H.R. 3414), AHA-supported legislation that would add 1,000 Medicare-funded training positions in hospitals with approved residency programs in addiction medicine, addiction psychiatry or pain management.
Nine in 10 voters say access to health care in rural communities is important, and three in five would be more likely to vote for a candidate who prioritized it.
Tax-exempt hospitals and health systems provided $95 billion in community benefits in 2016, almost 11 times the value of their federal tax exemption.
Investing in our country’s health infrastructure is the right move to make.
This week, as part of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival’s Interactive Health and MedTech track, the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association and hospital leaders have been sharing how hospitals and health systems are transforming to advance health in their communities.
The AHA Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities examined ways in which the access to and delivery of care could be improved. The global budget strategy may provide the flexibility needed for hospitals in vulnerable communities to provide care in a manner that best fits their…
Nearly 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas and depend on their hospitals as important, and often only, sources of care in their communities
The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced its proposed access standards for the new Veterans Community Care Program to begin in June under the AHA-supported MISSION Act of 2018