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There is Nothing ‘Fair’ about the Lown Institute’s ‘Fair Share’ Report
America’s hospitals and health systems have proven their dedication to caring for their patients and communities time and again, particularly during the challenging circumstances in recent years. Though the Lown Institute’s so-called “Fair Share” report highlights the important contributions of certain hospitals, it misses the larger point, selectively relying on isolated data to paint a negative picture about the hospital field in general.
Hospitals and Caregivers Embody Holiday Spirit Each and Every Day of the Year
Despite significant and ongoing challenges this year, hospitals and health systems can be proud of the job they do each and every day to care for our families, our friends and our neighbors.
Outdated Regs Impede Care Transformation
Last week, we released a report as part of the AHA’s on-going campaign seeking regulatory relief for hospitals and health systems. It highlights how outdated fraud and abuse regulations created under the Stark and Anti-Kickback laws are barriers to transforming patient care.
The Next Generation of Community Health
Hospitals and health systems are on a journey that promises to take them to a place where they can improve the lives of thousands of people all at once, not just the health of one patient at a time … where their success in addressing the social determinants of health within the communities they serve will be as important as the high-quality medical care they provide within their four walls. It’s a journey described in the AHA Committee on Research’s new report, “The Next Generation of Community Health.”
Letter to the Editor Responds to Misleading New York Times Op-Ed
Hospitals of all types provide unparalleled benefits to their communities. Yet, the author of a recent op-ed (Why Are Nonprofit Hospitals Focused More on Dollars Than Patients?) ignores these benefits in an unconvincing effort to claim hospitals are not living up to their mission.
Article Misleads on Hospitals’ Charity Care Spending
A recent Modern Healthcare article misleadingly suggests that hospitals and health systems provided less charity care between 2020 and 2023. In reality, hospitals’ overall charity care increased over the last three years.
Chair File: The Incredible Impact of Hospitals in Our Communities
People visit hospitals to receive care for injuries or diseases or undergo needed medical procedures and surgeries.
Hospitals and Health Systems Advance Health for Patients and Communities in Countless Ways
All hospitals and health systems provide an oasis of care, compassion and healing to the patients and communities they serve.
New Tunnel-visioned Report Gets It Wrong on Community Benefit
Time and time again, it’s been proven that non-profit hospitals more than earn their tax-exempt status by providing benefits determined to best serve each community.
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Providing Community Benefits and the Anchor Mission of Hospitals with Doug Brown of UMass Memorial Health
On today’s episode, I talk with AHA Board Member Doug Brown, president of UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and chief administrative officer for UMass Memorial Health, which serves patients throug