Access to Behavioral Health
The 黑料正能量 Association鈥檚 2021 public policy advocacy agenda seeks to continue to positively influence the public policy environment for patients, communities and the health care field. We will work hand in hand with our members; the state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations鈥
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 proposed regulation related to Medicaid program financing and supplemental payments.
Understanding the Biopsychosocial Aspects of Violence Involving Firearms
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2019
The AHA participated today in a White House summit on transforming mental health treatment to combat homelessness, violence and substance abuse.
A federal appeals court Dec. 18 ruled the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 individual mandate is unconstitutional, but it did not invalidate the entire law.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to the district court in Texas for the judge to 鈥渃onduct a more searching inquiry鈥 into which of鈥
The Federal Communications Commission today proposed designating 988 as the national suicide prevention and mental health hotline number.
Integrating physical and behavioral health care services can help hospitals and health systems overcome patient barriers to accessing behavioral health services while improving outcomes and value.
This issue brief examines how integration can take various forms based on provider, patient and community needs and how telebehavioral health can help in areas with shortages of behavioral health professionals.
The AHA today responded to a House Ways and Means Committee request for comments on priority topics as its Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force works to identify bipartisan policy options to improve care delivery and health outcomes in these communities.
AHA comments on the House Ways & Means Committee Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force request for information (RFI). The RFI solicits comments on factors that contribute to health outcomes in these areas, examples of successful models and lessons from the field that鈥