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Commercial health insurer CEOs testify on health care affordability; AHA submits statements for House hearings
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health and Ways and Means Committee Jan. 22 hosted hearings on health care affordability that included testimony from leaders of five major commercial health insurers: Stephen Hemsley, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, David Joyner, chairman and CEO of CVS Health, Gail Boudreaux, president and CEO of Elevance Health, David Cordani, president, CEO and chairman of the board of The Cigna Group, and Paul Markovich, president and CEO of Ascendiun. Both hearings focused on rising health care costs and access challenges under commercial coverage. The AHA shared statements with both committees that discussed the current landscape of affordability and how the insurance market has driven health care costs upward.
House Budget Committee hosts hearing on health care affordability
The House Budget Committee hosted a hearing Jan. 21 on health care affordability titled, “Reverse the Curse: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs and America’s Fiscal Future.”
Voices on Value: Paul Keckley
Only national security ranked higher among overall concerns, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted during the 2016 presidential campaign.1 Results of the December 2015 poll showed 62 percent
AHA Advertorial: Doing Our Part to Control Costs and Improve Value for Patients
The affordability of health care services is one of the biggest concerns facing families, as well as employers and government. However, it is a challenge that hospitals and health systems are tackling head on. Hospitals are making care more affordable in four key ways.
Chairman’s File: Partnering with You to Advance Health in America
When our paths cross in the year ahead, I ask you to share what is on your mind, what keeps you up at night, and how we can work together to ensure that all individuals reach their highest potential for health.
Chair File: Value-based Strategies to Improve Health and Well-being
The Members in Action series, part of AHA’s The Value Initiative, highlights how hospitals and health systems are implementing new value-based strategies to improve health care affordability, quality and outcomes.
Chairman’s File: Affordability continues to drive the health care conversation
Hospitals and health systems are tackling affordability head on. AHA’s The Value Initiative has been leading the charge — developing new resources, sharing best practices and convening inclusive forums to explore the best path forward.
Supercharging Our Efforts to Strengthen America’s Health Care
The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care, which for 24 years has fought to protect access to high-quality care for all Americans, will now be known as the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare: Protecting 24/7 Care.
Chairman’s File: ACOs improving quality, reducing costs
Hospitals and health systems are leading transformative efforts to provide better care at lower costs for patients and communities.
Chairman’s File Podcast: Making Health Care More Affordable
Health care affordability is a key issue for consumers, hospitals and health systems. While health care leaders have been tackling the issue head on – redesigning care and implementing operational efficiencies – solving this complex challenge will require us all to think differently and more collaboratively.