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Get Involved
Nurses have a long history of becoming part of the political process. Learn about nurses who are running in the 2020 election and find out how you can get involved.
New Report Highlights Financial Challenges Facing Hospitals That Are Jeopardizing Access to Care
A new analysis prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC and released today by the AHA shows that hospitals and health systems continue to face intense pressure on staff and resources while also dealing with rising expenses for supplies, drugs and equipment, as well as for the workforce.
CDC confirms vaccine-derived poliovirus circulating in U.S.
The recent paralytic polio case in an unvaccinated adult in Rockland County, N.Y. and wastewater samples from communities near the patient’s residence meet the World Health Organization’s criteria for circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday.
Census: Uninsured rate falls to 8.3% in 2021
An estimated 27.2 million U.S. residents (8.3%) lacked health coverage when surveyed in 2021, down from 28.3 million (8.6%) in 2020, according to Current Population Survey data released yesterday by the Census Bureau.
Fact Sheet: Advocacy Priorities for Fall 2022
America’s hospitals and health systems continue to deal with the difficult challenges of high inflation and ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, hospitals are facing significant increases in costs of labor from workforce shortages, drugs, equipment and supplies (including food and energy costs) that are threatening their stability and ability to provide access to high quality health care services. The AHA has developed resources that hospital leaders can use to advocate on these important issues.
AHA Statement on Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act
Hospitals and health systems commend the U.S. House of Representatives for their passage of the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act.
Podcast: Preventing suicides in the health care workforce: Lifesaving steps from Providence
In continuing to observe Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the latest Advancing Health podcast speaks with Arpan Waghray, M.D., chief medical officer for behavioral health medicine and Well Being Trust at Providence in Seattle about the health system’s holistic approach to wellness.
U.S. invests in domestic biotechnology manufacturing
The Department of Health and Human Services will invest $40 million to expand domestic manufacturing for active pharmaceutical ingredients, antibiotics and other essential medications, among other actions to support U.S. biotechnology and biomanufacturing.