Articles
Marketplace Issues/Stability, Setting the Record Straight, Fraud
Setting the Record Straight: Separating Fact from Fiction on Health Insurance Marketplace Fraud
By Aaron Wesolowski, AHA Vice President of Research Strategy and Policy Communications, Isaac Nicchitta, AHA Associate Director of Health Analytics Policy
It is imperative that policymakers understand that Paragon developed their allegations of large-scale “fraud” in health care using inaccurate data, dubious assumptions, and an apparent lack of understanding of how health insurance actually works.
Price Transparency, Financial Management, Medicare, COVID-19: Coverage and Reimbursement, Setting the Record Straight
RAND 5.0 – The Health Policy Equivalent of Groundhog Day
By Aaron Wesolowski, AHA Vice President of Research Strategy and Policy Communications, John Allison, AHA Senior Associate Director of Health Analytics and Policy
The RAND Corporation recently released the fifth iteration of its biannual hospital price report. The AHA highlights the significant flaws in this latest iteration.
Hospital Data, Setting the Record Straight
Unequal Transparency: How Hospitals Report More Data than Any Other Entity in the Health Care Sector
By Bharath Krishnamurthy, Director, Health Analytics & Policy, Aaron Wesolowski, AHA Vice President of Research Strategy and Policy Communications
Imagine if the government required health insurance and drug companies to account for every dollar they spent, audit those data, and publicly report those numbers. The pushback would be tremendous, yet that is the reality for hospitals and health systems operating in the U.S.
Site-Neutral Payment Proposals, Rural issues, Setting the Record Straight
Anti-hospital Group Misleads on Site-neutral Impact on Rural Access to Care
Once again, the anti-hospital, billionaire-backed Arnold Ventures is pushing its anti-hospital agenda with a “report” that is so disingenuous and has so many limitations that it cannot be taken seriously.