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Congress returns to Washington next week with some important decisions to make in a short time.
The AHA last week called on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation that
A health care crisis can be the worst possible time to make legal and medical decisions for yourself or for the care of a loved one.
Congress may be in recess, with members back home in their states and districts – but the push to revive the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is still very real.
By Jay Bhatt, D.O., and David W. Price, MD, FAAFP, FACEHP
Two weeks ago, it looked like Congressional attempts to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act might be over – at least for now – after the bill House Republicans crafted, the American
April is National Donate Life Month, when the AHA encourages everyone to consider becoming organ, eye and tissue donors.
How much progress is your hospital making toward ensuring equitable care for all persons in every community served?
It takes a team to run a hospital. But if you ask a patient who they interacted with the most, they’ll probably say a nurse.
I have been so proud to see America’s hospitals and health systems speak so passionately on behalf of our patients these past few months to protect their ability to access affordable coverage.
The AHA’s advocacy agenda and leadership resources are designed to help you manage the many issues that are important to you now, and will be increasingly important down the road.
As we all know by now, the U.S. House of Representatives did not vote on a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act last week.
“I think one’s feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results” – Florence Nightingale
The American Health Care Act – a bill that would dramatically increase the number of Americans without health care coverage is scheduled for a vote on the House floor on Thursday.
By Jay Bhatt, D.O., and Katie MockaitisHospitals have made impressive strides in improving care in the inpatient setting and are applying those lessons to outpatient care.
By Jay Bhatt, D.O., and Maureen Swick, R.N.
The word hunger calls to mind thin starving children. But in America today the real picture of undernutrition is different.