Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Articles
Medicare, Access & Health Coverage
Continuing the Push for Medicare Coverage that Protects Patient Access
For too long and for too many patients, the process of obtaining prior authorization for a medical procedure or medicine has been a tangled web, as people are forced to navigate complex, confusing and burdensome regulations from some commercial insurers that have resulted in the delay or denial of needed care.
AHA Leadership Summit
At AHA Leadership Summit, Gathering to Support Innovation and Advance Health for All
The AHA Leadership Summit offers something valuable for every health care professional. It’s a great way to get updated on what’s happening across our field, as well as network and tap into the terrific energy that comes from connecting with colleagues, peers and friends who share common goals and concerns.
Community Benefit, Setting the Record Straight
An Irresponsible Take on Nonprofit Hospitals’ Value to Patients and Communities
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is supposedly committed to being “an authoritative voice for fiscal responsibility.” That’s why it’s so disappointing that they would propose something so irresponsible in a new report — repealing nonprofit hospitals’ tax exemption. In reality, eliminating that exemption could result in more burden being placed on taxpayers to cover the cost of all the benefits and services these hospitals provide to their patients and communities. Worse than that, eliminating the longstanding exemption would cause hospitals across the country to close their doors, which would be the epitome of fiscal recklessness.
Hospitals Against Violence, Workplace Violence
A Call to Action on AHA’s National Day of Awareness to End Violence
For nearly a decade, the AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative has shone a light on how hospitals and health systems are working to: heal victims of violence as well as their communities, prevent further acts of violence, and address violence in the workplace.
Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
Working Together to Stand Up and Speak Out to Protect Patient Access to Care
For nearly a quarter of a century, the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare, of which AHA is a founding member, has shared our agenda of fortifying patients’ access to high-quality health care — 24/7/365.
Nurses
Honoring the Service Members and Caregivers Who Have Kept Our Nation Strong and Safe
Honoring the Service Members and Caregivers Who Have Kept Our Nation Strong and Safe | AHA News - Salute the fallen and remember their spirit and patriotism this Memorial Day weekend.
Board Development, Board Composition and Selection, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Board Structure, Governance Effectiveness, Governance and Leadership Diversity
Supporting Hospital and Health System Boards as We Navigate a Changing Health Care Landscape
The many complexities of health care today continue to challenge hospital and health system governing boards to ensure that high-quality patient care is provided to the communities they serve.
Commercial Insurer Accountability, Cybersecurity
AHA Advertorial: Is UnitedHealth Group ‘Too Big to Fail’?
UnitedHealth Group’s concentration in the healthcare system is unprecedented. If it were a country, it would rank 42 in the world in Gross Domestic Product.
Access to Behavioral Health, Clinical Integration, Behavioral Health Care Delivery
Integrating Mental and Physical Health to Better Support Patients and Communities
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues. It’s also a time to recognize how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us — patients, providers, families and our society at large.
Advocacy & Public Policy, AHA Annual Membership Meeting
Working Together to Advance Health and Build a Better Future
Stand up. Speak out. Be heard. The stakes for the future of health care are too high to do anything less.