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Paper 'throws cold water' on cross-market theory of hospital merger effects
A new paper throws cold water on an untested theory about the impact hospital realignment has on competition when the combining
AHA Responds to 60 Minutes Story on Hospital Prices
Sunday night’s 60 Minutes story was not a balanced view of the current health care landscape as it relates to hospital prices and provider and insurer consolidation.
Federal court rejects FTC challenge to health system merger
A federal district court in Pennsylvania rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to prevent the proposed merger of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network.
FTC sues to block proposed acquisition of two Memphis-area hospitals
The Federal Trade Commission voted 5-0 to file an administrative complaint and authorize a federal lawsuit to block Memphis-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare from acquiring Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis and Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett from Tenet Health.
AHA blog: Analysis gets it wrong on health care spending
A recent analysis from the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation provides an incomplete picture of U.S. spending on health care while downplaying the “immense role” that drug costs play, writes Aaron Wesolowski, AHA’s vice president of policy research, analytics and strategy, for the AHA Stat Blog.
FDA greenlights injection to aid tracheal intubation
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for facilitating tracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
FDA approves new tracheal intubation drug
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new injection to assist in tracheal intubation and provide muscle relaxation during surgeries or mechanical ventilation.
AHA: Commentary ‘regurgitates misinformation’ about hospital consolidation
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack responded to a recent commentary in the Washington Post that suggested hospital consolidation has contributed to fewer beds being available to treat COVID-19 patients.
AHA: Commentary ‘regurgitates misinformation’ about hospital consolidation
America’s hospitals and health systems have been intensely focused on preparing to care for patients suffering from the novel coronavirus. From the very outset of the outbreak, hospitals have significantly transformed their operations – from the use of virtual care to devising solutions to deal with the shortages of drugs and equipment, such as ventilators – to respond aggressively to the pandemic.
Congress urged to improve FTC antitrust enforcement in hospital sector
The FTC's decision to challenge the proposed union of Thomas Jefferson University hospital network and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network frustrates the ability of these two non-profit hospital systems to “bring about higher quality, greater access and more stability of health care services to some of the most vulnerable patient populations in the Philadelphia region,” AHA told congressional leaders.