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AHA to DOJ: Proposed Centene-WellCare merger threatens competition

AHA today urged the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice to investigate thoroughly Centene's proposed acquisition of WellCare “because it threatens to reduce competition in delivery of Medicaid managed care and Medicare Advantage services to tens of millions of consumers across broad swaths of the country.”

AHA raises serious concerns with study on consolidation, wages

In a letter to the editor, AHA today expressed concerns with a recent Modern Healthcare article presenting the findings of a study on health system consolidation and employee wages.

Story on health care wages based on study lacking necessary rigor

Regarding Modern Healthcare's "Health system consolidation may be holding down healthcare employee wages," we are concerned about the article presenting the findings of a study on consolidation as established fact given that it is identified as a working paper and has yet to go through a rigorous peer review process.

At D.C., panel, AHA’s Hatton says hospitals are focusing on value, consumerism

Hospitals and health systems are facing increasing pressure from a rapidly changing landscape and competition from new market entrants looking to revolutionize health care delivery, AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton said yesterday.

Lines Redrawn in Battle for Primary Relationships with Patients

Increasingly, providers are exploring partnerships with best-in-class hospitals as they hone their own service lines in areas where they excel. Some are also looking to direct contracting with major employers as a strategy to improve value, access, quality and cost management. And some are working with technology companies or partnering with payers on developing predictive analytics.
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Improve access, affordability and collaboration to advance health

March 2019 -- Brian Gragnolati, chair of the AHA Board of Trustees and President and CEO of Atlantic Health System, discusses in Modern Healthcare the important of improving health care access and

AHA Forum Explores How Health Care is Transforming

During a period of unprecedented change, hospitals and health systems are working to lead the transformation of care delivery by providing more coordinated, convenient and responsive care to patients and communities. That is the message hospital and health system leaders shared today during an AHA forum at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on how market forces are driving rapid change in the field. 

House hearing examines consolidation, competition in health care markets

Hospitals and health systems are responding to the rapidly changing health care landscape by coming together to build coordinated networks of care to benefit patients and communities, AHA said today.