Access & Health Coverage
After months of hot debate and strenuous give-and-take, 38 delegates signed the Constitution of the United States on Sept. 17, 1787. When asked by a curious citizen just what kind of government had been structured by the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin is said to have answered: 鈥渁 Republic, if鈥
We expect that today鈥檚 decision will have practical impacts on hospitals and health systems, including on health care provided across state lines, EMTALA obligations, maternal health care, the clinician-patient relationship, medical education and access to care for individuals regardless of鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday launched 鈥淚 am a Work of ART,鈥 a national campaign to encourage people with HIV to seek or continue care and antiretroviral therapy, part of the national strategy to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.
An innovative partnership between the MetroHealth System and Urban Community School (UCS) was behind a new health center built in Cleveland鈥檚 near West Side neighborhood.
The Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf reported
yesterday in a call with AHA and other stakeholders that progress has been made in
addressing the shortage of infant formula.
The FTC will launch an inquiry into the prescription drug middleman industry.
The AHA supports the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 proposal to delay the January 2023 start of the Radiation Oncology Model.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 Radiation Oncology (RO) Model proposed rule.
As a result of this initial work, Allina Health discovered that colorectal cancer screening rates among the health system鈥檚 Blacks and African Americans were extremely low compared to other patient populations.
At St. John鈥檚 Riverside Hospital, two-thirds of the patient population is over the age of 65. The leadership team at the hospital in Yonkers, New York, has made providing age-friendly care a priority. They know that providing care that is age friendly helps older adults enjoy a better quality of鈥