By: Don May, Executive Vice President, Policy, Federation of American Hospitals Ashley Thompson, Senior Vice President, Public Policy Analysis and Development, American Hospital Association The challenges facing rural health are well documented — dwindling access […]
Category: Research
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Individual Health Equity Factors Should Play Larger Role in CMS Hospital Value-Based Programs
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 […]
New Analysis Reaffirms Need to Maintain Current Law Banning Self-Referral to Physician-Owned Hospitals
Data from the health care consulting firm Dobson | Davanzo, released recently by the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) and the American Hospital Association (AHA), shows that physician-owned hospitals (POHs), when compared to other hospitals, […]
BLOG: New Analysis Highlights Need to Maintain Law Banning Self-Referral to Physician-Owned Hospitals
Full-service community hospitals, policymakers, the business community and governmental advisory bodies have long grappled with the shortcomings, including overutilization and higher health care costs, caused by self-referrals to physician-owned hospitals. Conflicts of interest are inherent […]
