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Video: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers discusses COVID-19 vaccines, rural health and price transparency
The AHA released a new episode of PowerPlay, the on-demand video series that connects AHA members to major players in policy, politics and science.
Episode #6: Rural health care and price transparency | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
On September 9, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., ranking member of Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke with AHA Board Chair, Rod Hochman, M.D., president and CEO of Providence about building trust in COVID-19 vaccines, rural health and the importance of telehealth, and price transparency.
AHA Letter to House and Senate Sharing Priorities in Upcoming Budget Reconciliation Legislation
The American Hospital Association (AHA) would like to share hospital and health system priorities that would benefit patients and communities around the country that we would like to see included in the upcoming budget reconciliation legislation.
Alexa, What Is Your Future in Health Care?
Amazon has a huge desire to disrupt health care, and one of its most powerful weapons in this effort is an unassuming device that has gained unrivaled access to consumers. The Echo smart speaker platform and Alexa artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant now reside in more than 50 million U.S. homes and Amazon says it has about 70% of the voice-assistant market.
Primary Care at Medicare Rates: One Startup’s Recipe for Expansion
Carbon Health, a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2015, has a simple but audacious goal: to become the largest provider of primary care services in the U.S. Whether it ever approaches that goal, there’s no question that the omnichannel provider is attracting investors’ attention with its unusual model.
HRSA awards 36 grants to expand access to telehealth services
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $19 million in grants through five programs to expand access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities.
3 Things We Learned from the HIMSS Global Conference
The recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Conference gave tech firms, pharmacy retailers and provider organizations a chance to share insights about digital advances and how they may impact future health care delivery. Here’s what caught our attention during last week’s event.
Perspective: Regulatory Waivers Improve Patient Care and Should be Kept
Given the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases around the country, we can’t say how much longer the official public health emergency will last. But we do know that many regulatory waivers put into place by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at the start of the pandemic have worked very well and deserve to live on past the current crisis.
Telehealth Investment Shifts Signal Market Maturity
While global telehealth investments reached a record $5 billion in Q2 — a whopping 169% increase from Q2 2020 — there were some important shifts in where the money is going.
In Wake of Spinoff, Avera Health Plans to Keep Innovating
With virtual care services rapidly expanding and investments in telehealth companies soaring, Avera is selling its clinician-to-clinician telehealth business Avera eCare for an undisclosed sum to Aquiline Capital Partners, a private-equity firm.