fah hospital policy blog

Everyone is going through something. SNL actor Pete Davidson, singer Mariah Carey, and NBA star Kevin Love are just three of the 43.7 million Americans who experience a mental health condition each year, according to Mental Health America.

Becker’s Healthcare released its 100 Great Leaders in Healthcare list this week and it includes three people from FAH member companies.

Bill Carpenter, Chairman and CEO of Lifepoint Health, Milton Johnson, Chairman and CEO of HCA, and Marsha Powers, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Tenet Healthcare, were each honored by Becker’s.

FAH joined a coalition of other care providers in asking leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to include in their legislative effort to combat the opioid epidemic a bill entitled “The Limited Repeal of the IMD Exclusion for Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Substance Use Disorder Act.”

This week, FAH and its member companies are joining other health care industry leaders to celebrate hospital week. A time when we express our appreciation for the more than 5,000 community hospitals across our country.