Rural issues
The AHA is engaging in early primary states, including Iowa, with ads about rural health care and affordability to ensure issues important to hospitals and health systems stay in front of candidates.
Rural hospitals are community strongholds, serving as the key point of care for nearly 20% of Americans. Beyond providing healing and hope, rural hospitals nationwide are pillars of their local economies, creating essential jobs that support families and community vitality.
In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of the AHA Physician Alliance, talks with Benjamin Anderson, former CEO of Kearny County Hospital in Lakin, Kan., about how his hospital took a chance on an unorthodox approach to recruit physicians, including offering four-…
Rural hospitals are often the largest local employer and help attract other businesses to the area, improving economic stability.
AHA-supported Bill Would Fix Medicare ACO Benchmarking Flaw - A coalition of 13 health care organizations, including the AHA, today voiced support for the Accountable Care in Rural America Act, bipartisan legislation that would revise the benchmarking formula f
AHA’s Future of Rural Health Care Task Force launched in July 2019 to provide strategic thought leadership on the future delivery and financing of rural health care. View roster.
In order for a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) to receive payment under Medicare Part A, Medicare currently requires physicians to certify that patients will be reasonably discharged or transferred to another hospital within 96 hours.