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Quality & Safety | Health Equity | FAH Policy Blog Team

Individual Health Equity Factors Should Play Larger Role in CMS Hospital Value-Based Programs

July 06, 2023

A new peer-reviewed study, published in Health Affairs, concludes that individual health equity factors are more powerful indicators of success in the hospital value-based programs than a single bundle of several health equity measures. With […]

FAH Statement | Physician-Owned Hospitals | Chip Kahn

New Study Reinforces the Risks of Expanding Physician-owned Hospitals

June 29, 2023

By Chip Kahn, FAH President and CEO, and Stacey Hughes, AHA Executive Vice President A new study funded by Patient Rights Advocate adds to the evidence that physician-owned hospitals (POHs) are not comparable to or […]

Health IT | FAH Policy Blog Team

HCA Healthcare’s Dr. Jim Jirjis Re-Appointed to HHS’ HITAC

June 09, 2023

It was recently announced that HCA Healthcare’s Dr. Jim Jiris was appointed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to serve another term on HHS’ Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). HCA Healthcare is a member […]

FAH Statement | Chip Kahn

FAH Leader Calls Debt Ceiling Deal “Important Step Forward,” Urges Passage to Protect Access to Care

May 31, 2023

FAH President and CEO Chip Kahn released the following statement after the House Rules Committee voted to advance the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023: “President Biden and Speaker McCarthy took an important step forward by […]

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