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, […]

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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 […]

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FAH Highlights Price Transparency Compliance and Benefits of Hospital Integration in Statement to E&C Subcommittee 

FAH submitted a statement for the record in response to the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee’s hearing today on several health care issues. The letter stated, “FAH and our member hospitals share the Subcommittee’s […]

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FAH Joins Patient, Provider Groups in Support of Funding for CHGME Program

More than 30 health care organizations sent a letter to leaders in the House and Senate urging them to increase funding for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program (CHGME). “As groups dedicated to protecting […]

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