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The Next Wave of Emergency Preparedness in Health Care

In November, the American Hospital Association hosted a panel session discussing the “next wave of emergency preparedness,” at Becker’s 10th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable in Chicago. This session centered on three priority areas that health care leaders must address to prepare, respond and recover from future public health emergencies: strengthening cross-sector partnerships, building workforce capacity and resilience, and fostering a culture of preparedness.

DOJ withdraws certain health care antitrust enforcement guidance

The Department of Justice withdrew three policy statements on health care antitrust enforcement, saying they are “overly permissive on certain subjects, such as information sharing,” and that “a case-by-case enforcement approach” would allow it to better evaluate health care mergers and competition.

Chair File: A Shared Purpose of Providing Better Health Care for All

For the past 125 years, the AHA has been a tireless advocate for the health care field, patients, and communities.

Chair File: Bridging the Sectors to Improve Health of Individuals and Communities

Hospital and health system teams today not only are caring for one patient at a time but also improving the health of their communities.

AHA letter to the editor: Article on health system mergers falls short

The Aug. 1 Modern Healthcare cover story “For health systems, how big is too big?” starts with a flawed premise “and then searches for validation,” writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in a letter to the editor. “Unfortunately, while the article considers many factors, it falls short in offering a thorough analysis of what successful integration actually looks like.

FTC sues to block two hospital mergers

The Federal Trade Commission sued to block two separate hospital mergers, it announced today.

AHA urges FTC to investigate certain pharmacy benefit manager practices 

AHA today urged the FTC to scrutinize commercial health plans that steer patients to third-party specialty pharmacies in which they have a financial interest.

Perspective: RAND 4.0 on Hospital Pricing Again Misses the Mark

Hospitals and health systems work hard every day to deliver high-quality health care services to all patients in their communities.

HHS releases Medicare data on hospital and nursing home ownership 

According to the report, only 4.6% of hospitals were sold over the period.