Hospitals Take the Lead in Tackling Health Care Access and Affordability
Hospitals have come under the spotlight as public concern about the health care cost crisis reaches unprecedented levels. The president of the American Hospital Association (AHA) wrote an article last week outlining how hospitals are taking steps to ensure that access and affordability issues are addressed so that Americans can continue to enjoy the high quality of care that they have come to expect from the health care system. Rick Pollack explained that hospitals face numerous challenges, such as having to absorb a sizeable fraction of the increasing cost of providing medical services to Americans. This comes as reimbursements for programs like Medicare and Medicaid haven’t risen…
