Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Articles
Workforce
This year鈥檚 observance of National Hospital Week, May 7-13, and National Nurses Week, May 6-12, are opportunities to thank our dedicated caregivers and recognize the tremendous job they have done taking care of our country through one of the most trying episodes in our history.
Access & Health Coverage, Workforce
We must stabilize hospitals鈥 finances to ensure access to patient care. We must strengthen the health care workforce.
Workforce Shortages, Financial Management, Medicaid, Medicare, Supply chain management, Workforce Supply and Demand
Hospitals and health systems are facing many significant challenges, including historic workforce shortages, soaring costs of providing care, cracks in the supply chain, severe underpayment by Medicare and Medicaid, and overwhelming regulatory and administrative burdens, just to name a few. These challenges are jeopardizing access to care and services for patients and communities.
AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Hospital and health system leaders from across the country next weekend will begin to arrive in Washington, D.C. for the 2023 AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Health Equity
One year ago, we asked hospitals and health systems to participate in an important effort 鈥 AHA鈥檚 Health Equity Roadmap.
Setting the Record Straight, Commercial Insurer Accountability
The March 21 Health & Science article 鈥淢any Americans 鈥 especially those below U.S. poverty level 鈥 are buried in hospital bills鈥 missed a major reason that medical debt has increased in our country: the rise of high-deductible and skinny insurance plans that result in larger out-of-pocket expenses for consumers.
Affordable Care Act
Some of the most impactful laws passed in our country have needed to be revisited and fine-tuned to remain relevant to peoples鈥 lives.
Patient care and Information, Quality & Patient Safety
Hospitals and health systems can play an important role in ensuring patients have trustworthy, accurate and scientifically sound information to help them make the best health care decisions for themselves and their loved ones.
Tax-exempt Status, Community Benefit, Setting the Record Straight
The international firm EY has looked at how the benefits tax-exempt hospitals provide stack up against their federal tax exemption. Last year鈥檚 report showed the spread was 9 to 1 鈥 for every $1 of exemption, reporting hospitals provided $9 of benefit to the community.