A new blog details how healthcare costs impact businesses of all sizes and how recommendations from a recent AHA report on affordability can help improve costs, access and quality. “Employers need affordability solutions that do more than shift costs from one part of the system to another,” writes Aaron Wesolowski, AHA vice president of research strategy and policy communications. “They need solutions that improve workforce health, reduce unnecessary spending and deliver better value over time.” READ MORE

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In our previous blog, we examined what the AHA’s affordability recommendations could mean for patients. Now we turn to another critical stakeholder group:…
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The AHA supports a number of steps to make healthcare more affordable for patients. A blog by Molly Smith, AHA group vice president of public policy,…
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Americans experience healthcare affordability in different ways. Often, affordability is first considered in terms of health insurance premiums that fit within…
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An op-ed from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack published July 10 by Fierce Healthcare explains why healthcare affordability is driven by several…
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As we move into the second half of 2026 and Congress returns to work in Washington, D.C., next week, lawmakers face a list of difficult issues that demand…
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A blog by Ashley Thompson, AHA senior vice president of public policy analysis and development, explains why healthcare affordability is a system-wide…