The AHA continues to have concerns over the accuracy and consistency of the “Worksheet S-10” data that CMS will use to determine the cost of treating uninsured patients.
AHA Press Releases
Below are the most recent press releases from the American Hospital Association.
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The Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2, a coalition of over 30 health care organizations committed to helping the country end the opioid crisis, today issued the following statement in response to the introduction of the bipartisan Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, OPPS Act of 2017, H.R 3545, by Congressmen Tim Murphy, PhD. (R-PA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).
A new report by Milliman aims to demonstrate the tremendous resources hospitals and health systems put toward anticipating violent events and caring for its victims. Cost estimates are $2.7 billion in 2016.
From the outset of this process, the AHA has remained consistent in our call for the protection of coverage, the protection of the Medicaid program, and the stabilization of the Health Insurance Marketplace.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) presented two federal hospital leaders with awards recognizing their outstanding service to the health care field.
The American Hospital Association's (AHA) Board of Trustees has selected Brian Gragnolati, president and CEO of Atlantic Health System, as its chair-elect designate.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has appointed RL Solutions, a global designer of health care quality and safety software, as the AHA Champion Sponsor for Quality.
As the Senate prepares to undergo its amendment process, it is our hope that the critical task of repairing our health care system can be achieved on a bipartisan basis. Put simply: Our challenges are too great and our opportunities too promising to let political partisanship dictate the path forward for America’s patients.
The AHA has urged Congress to consider advancing solutions aimed at making our health care system stronger, protecting access and coverage, and exploring new delivery system reforms that have the potential to make care both more affordable and safer.
Today, CMS issued several poorly designed policies that will do real damage to patients access to care.
Last month, we urged the Senate to go back to the drawing board after its original proposal included dramatic cuts to the Medicaid program and the loss of health care coverage for tens of millions of Americans.
California's Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is the 2017 recipient of the Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership for its work to improve health care quality, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today.
Two programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care will be honored with the 2017 Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, along with three programs awarded a Citation of Honor.
Press ReleaseHospitals Honored for Improving Community HealthThe American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that it will honor five p
Technology is making it easier for patients and providers to interact, thus improving communication, safety and patient-provider relationships.
From the onset of this debate, Americas hospitals and health systems have been guided by a set of key principles that would protect coverage for Americans.
Kaiser Permanente of Oakland, Calif., will receive the 2017 AHA Equity of Care Award, the American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today.
Todays proposed rule continues the incremental, flexible implementation approach called for by hospitals, health systems and the more than 500,000 employed and contracted physicians with whom they partner to deliver care.
Patient, Provider and Consumer Groups Call on Senate to Protect Patients First in Health Care Debate
Eight prominent patient, provider and consumer advocate groups announced today they are joining forces to host a series of events in states across the country to highlight the need to protect patient access to affordable and adequate care as the health debate continues in Washington, DC.
The skyrocketing price of prescription drugs threatens both patient access to care and the ability of providers to deliver the highest quality of care to patients and communities.