Perspective
Perspective is a weekly blog from Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the 黑料正能量 Association, that explores the most important issues facing hospitals and health systems.
Hospitals and health systems are building the future patients want and need to lead their healthiest lives.
As our country works to expand health coverage and improve access to care, 鈥淢edicare for All鈥 is getting a lot of attention. There are many different flavors so it鈥檚 worth diving a little deeper into what 鈥淢edicare for All鈥 really means. A new report released on Tuesday shows exactly what one鈥
The AHA is here to help hospitals and health systems build the future of health care delivery.
Patients and their providers rely on these prescription drugs for treating injury and managing illness. Yet the drug companies and their shareholders have been treating America鈥檚 patients and providers like a piggybank.
As a politically practical matter, we need to focus on finding consensus to improve the system we have rather than subject the nation to yet another polarizing debate on health care.
In this ever-changing world, there are fewer certainties than ever before: the health care field, the political landscape, and even the climate are transforming as I write. But, one thing that doesn鈥檛 change, and you can count on: The AHA Annual Membership Meeting is one of the best places to learn鈥
The last thing a patient should worry about in a health crisis is an unanticipated medical bill that unintentionally impacts their out-of-pocket costs 鈥 and undermines the trust and confidence that patients have in their caregivers.
The AHA鈥檚 goal is to improve the health care of every American, no matter where they live鈥ig city, small town, frontier or somewhere in between. Each community has its own health, technology, infrastructure and financial needs, so there鈥檚 no one-size-fits-all approach. What works in Brooklyn, New鈥
America鈥檚 patients deserve the best care in the world, and America鈥檚 national hospital associations are united in calling for accelerated interoperability to make that happen.
Last week, I shared a few areas where we can advance health in America this year, even in a divided Congress. Number one on that list: reining in the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs.