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Government Programs Don’t Cover the Cost of Caring … Hospitals Need Support, Not More Payment Cuts That Would Jeopardize Access to Care and Services
The federal government has a history of reimbursing hospitals below of the cost of providing care to patients.
Analysis: Hospitals and health systems preserve access to care for rural communities
Hospitals and health systems are prioritizing preserving access to care for patients in rural America, including via access points like hospital outpatient departments that provide essential services for rural and low-income communities, according to a new AHA report released Jan. 25.
Preventing suicide in the health care workforce depends on all of us
For National Suicide Prevention Month and National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, the Zero Suicide Institute and the Suicide Prevention in the Health Care Workforce guide provides strategies for preventing suicide in physicians and health care workers.
Proposed Medicare Cuts Jeopardize Access to Care for Patients and Communities
Congress is considering several pieces of legislation that would impose billions of dollars in additional Medicare payment cuts for services provided by hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
AHA Letter to the Editor: Financial math doesn’t add up for hospitals
A recent Wall Street Journal article on hospital divestitures and closures “fails to acknowledge the critical roles that low government reimbursement, population shifts and old infrastructure play” when nonprofit health care systems make access decisions, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack writes in a letter to the editor published yesterday.
HRSA releases data on maternity care health professional shortage areas
The Health Resources and Services Administration has released Maternity Care Target Area weighted scores for Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas experiencing a shortage of maternity health care professionals.
New NORC Report Details Financial Pressures & Critical Role of Hospitals Serving Urban Communities
Hospitals serving marginalized urban communities need additional federal support so they can meet their mission of advancing health for the patients and communities they serve.
We Must Keep Our Hospitals Strong as Severe Financial Challenges Threaten Access to Care
As part of those efforts, we’ll be releasing radio spots that we recorded with state, metropolitan and regional hospital association executives this week and spotlighting case studies from hospitals describing the challenges they are facing.
House passes AHA-supported bill to streamline MA prior authorization
The House today passed by voice vote the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3173), AHA-supported legislation that would streamline prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Discussing Rural Health Care with Julie Yaroch, ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital
On this episode, I talk with Julie Yaroch, D.O., president of ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Mich. Julie and I talk about the issues that rural hospitals face, including workforce shortages, increased costs of care, and an aging population.