Access & Health Coverage
Hospitals serve as essential access points for people from all walks of life to get the care they need. Usually, when we need our local hospital, our local hospital is there鈥攚hether it is for emergency care, home health care or all services in between. But one in three hospitals in America is鈥
More than 15.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Sept. 30, 2016.
AHA's comments on the CMS draft 2018 letter to Issuers, which provides technical and operational guidance to those wishing to offer qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated marketplaces.
More than 2.1 million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-26, about 97,000 more than during the same period last year.
The AHA November 29 released a report, 鈥淓nsuring Access in Vulnerable Communities,鈥 that offers hospital leaders nine innovative ways to preserve access to essential health services in vulnerable rural and urban communities.
Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal:
The AHA today released a report offering hospital leaders nine innovative ways to preserve access to essential health services in vulnerable rural and urban communities. Strategies range from integrating rural hospitals with health clinics in the community to using technology to provide 24/7鈥