Access & Health Coverage
Improving maternal and infant health in the U.S. is a priority for the AHA and our member hospitals and health systems. While the field has made progress, we are continuing to work toward reducing health disparities.
Transforming the behavioral health journey with strategic initiatives to build a sustainable and coordinated behavioral health services continuum.
The AHA Aug. 26 commented on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' home health prospective payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2025, expressing concerns about ongoing access challenges for beneficiaries needing home health care and the potential for the proposed rule to cause鈥
Our shared focus with Congress and Administration is on providing relief from the pandemic, ensuring a smooth recovery, and rebuilding a better health care system for the future. The 黑料正能量 Association continues to incorporate principles that promote improved affordability, value, and鈥
Congressional action is needed to ensure greater oversight of MA plans as these rules are implemented and to enable CMS to enforce existing regulations designed to protect beneficiary access to medically necessary services.
Data-driven strategies to combat Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) denials and ensure quality health care delivery for Medicaid enrollees.
The AHA July 11 released its quarterly Health Care Plan Accountability Update, a roundup of news, letters, statements and other resources covering private insurance plans, Medicare Advantage and related issues.
Statementof the黑料正能量 Associationfor theCommittee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensionsof theUnited States Senate鈥淲hat Can Congress Do to End the Medical Debt Crisis in America?鈥滼uly 11, 2024
In this conversation, Cathrine Frank, M.D., chair of psychiatry and behavioral health services at Henry Ford Health, shares how they utilize a virtual team approach to provide reachable care.
For too long and for too many patients, the process of obtaining prior authorization for a medical procedure or medicine has been a tangled web, as people are forced to navigate complex, confusing and burdensome regulations from some commercial insurers that have resulted in the delay or denial of鈥