AHA Stat Blog

It makes sense that Election Day and Veterans Day fall so close to one another on the calendar, given that one of our most fundamental American rights – the right to vote and elect our leaders – ha

This election year has been unlike any in recent history, and certainly the results will shape the political landscape as we move forward.

The Institute for Diversity in Health Management (IFD) wants the 2017

America’s hospitals have long helped connect consumers with coverage and are committed to continuing to do so as open enrollment gets underway Nov. 1 for 2017 coverage.

The rule implementing the new Medicare physician quality payment program called for by the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) presents challenges and opportunities for hospi

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week issued its final rul

More evidence this week of how unchecked drug price increases are forcing hospitals to make tough choices and are a serious economic threat to the patients and communities we serve.

With the clock ticking on the proposed Jan.

A bipartisan majority of lawmakers have delivered a strong message to the Centers

Integrating and improving behavioral health continues to be at the top of mind for hospitals and health systems, but having the right providers in place for patients

Hospitals and health systems across the country are addressing the behavioral health needs of their patients and communities.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness first began in 1979 as a small group of families who gathered together to discuss mental health.

As the new president and CEO of AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), I am thrilled that HRET has been selected as one of 16 national, regional or state hospital associations, Quality I

Tucked away in legislation passed to keep the federal government running is critical funding for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, or CARA.

In 1990, the U.S.

A powerful example of hospital collaboration for better patient care is what we were able to accomplish through the Hospital Engagement Network, or HEN, part of the federal Partnership for Patients

It was great to see Rich Umbdenstock, the AHA’s president emeritus, this week at the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care’s summit on the future of advanced illness

Every day, America’s hospitals and health systems are on the front lines of combatting the epidemic of addiction to prescription opioids or heroin.

Hospital leaders earlier this week came to Washington for an AHA-hosted Advocacy Day briefing that laid the groundwork for meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Front and center in those talks were our concerns about stopping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from moving forward with proposed regulations implementing “site-neutral” payment for new off-campus provider-based outpatient departments.

Today, hundreds of hospital leaders are reaching out to their members of Congress to talk about the challenges facing their patients and communities.