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Fact Sheet: Strengthening the Health Care Workforce
The AHA urges Congress and the Biden Administration to prioritize funding for the infrastructure that supports the health care workforce needs of the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future.
Fact Sheet: AHA Urges Congress to Call on CMS to Stop Cuts to Hospitals
America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face unprecedented financial pressures due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and current inflationary economy. Historic inflation has extended and heightened the already severe economic instability brought on by the pandemic resulting in razor thin operating margins from massive surges in input costs, including a struggling workforce, drug costs, supplies and equipment.
Report: Examining the Real Factors Driving Physician Practice Acquisition
Policymakers and others have expressed growing concern about the trend of physician practices becoming affiliated with hospitals and health systems.
Fact Sheet: Medical Debt
Two trends in health insurance coverage are driving an increase in medical debt: inadequate health care coverage and high-deductible health plans that intentionally push more costs onto patients.
Fact Sheet: Provider/Health Plan Contracting Provisions Reduce Access to Care
The Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act (S. 2840) includes a provision that would prevent doctors and hospitals from negotiating reasonable agreements with commercial health insurance plans.
Fact Sheet: Hospital Outpatient Department Billing Requirements
Congress is considering legislation that would change current billing practices for Medicare and the commercial insurance market to require each off-campus hospital outpatient department (HOPD) to be assigned a unique NPI as a condition of payment.
Navigating Respiratory Viruses Tip Sheet for EVS
This tip sheet outlines various processes used to maintain a healthy and safe environment.
Environmental Pathogens Tip Sheet
This AHE tip sheet outlines various processes used to maintain a healthy and safe environment.
Ecolab Resource: Best Practices for Cleaning and Disinfecting
These resources, in partnership with Ecolab, demonstrate best practices and rules for cleaning and disinfecting in health care environmental services.
Workforce Shortages Delay Patient Discharges and Exacerbate Providers’ Severe Financial Challenges
Significant workforce shortages at facilities, such as those in post-acute and behavioral health, is making it more difficult for hospitals to efficiently and appropriately discharge patients. Hospitals have to bear the costs of caring for patients for those excess days without any reimbursement.