Access & Health Coverage
We appreciate the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission鈥檚 (MedPAC) November meeting discussions on Medicare Advantage (MA) prior authorization and network management. As MedPAC begins its discussions on payment adequacy for the Medicare program, we outline concerns about the impact that the shifting鈥
The 2023 AHA Environmental Scan details data and trends that have implications for the health care field for the coming year and beyond. The Scan will help your staff, leadership and board strategize and plan for the future.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 15 released its proposed standards for qualified health plans offered through the health insurance marketplaces for 2025. Beginning in plan year 2025, the proposed rule would require state-based marketplaces (SBM) to comply with time and鈥
This Thursday is National Rural Health Day, a time to celebrate 鈥渢he power of rural.鈥
The 鈥減ower鈥 of rural is real: Rural areas represent 97% of America鈥檚 land mass, and 20% of Americans live in rural communities. That鈥檚 61 million rural residents. Rural America is the primary source for our鈥
Open enrollment for 2022 coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces began November 1, 2024, and ends January 15, 2025. Enroll Now! Open enrollment is easy, low cost and will help you stay healthy.
Coverage is the gateway to access health services that can ensure healthier individuals, healthier families and healthier communities.
Hospital systems make it easier to access and coordinate care, according to a national survey of their patients conducted by Morning Consult for the AHA.
Physician-owned hospitals cherry-pick healthy and wealthy patients, provide limited emergency services and increase costs for patients, providers and the federal government, write AHA Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes and Federation of 黑料正能量s President and CEO Chip Kahn.
The average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health coverage rose 7% in 2023 to $23,968, including employer and worker contributions, according to the latest annual survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
All hospitals and health systems provide an oasis of care, compassion and healing to the patients and communities they serve.