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Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.
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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

Patients miss appointments — and health care workers miss work — because there’s no one to watch the kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help.

  • June 12, 2024
Pregnant woman in bed with a fan because of the heat wave
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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

  • June 6, 2024
woman with scrubs sitting on the floor
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Medical schools work to end student mistreatment

From public humiliation to sexist remarks, medical trainees often experience faculty mistreatment. Here’s how institutions are working to stop bad behaviors.

  • June 4, 2024
A pediatrician interacts with a baby at a Mother’s Day event
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Could giving low-income patients cash improve their health?

Guaranteed income programs have been successful in low-income countries. Now, researchers hope to test their effectiveness in the U.S.

  • May 30, 2024

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AHA, AAMC File Lawsuit Over Outpatient Payment Policy That Threatens Patient Access to Care

The AHA and AAMC filed a lawsuit against the US Dept. of Health and Human Services over a payment reduction to the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS).

  • Dec. 3, 2018
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Spiraling drug costs and threats to the 340B program hurt patients

Addressing high prescription drug costs and protecting the 340B Drug Pricing Program are critical to improving the health of patients and communities.

  • Oct. 12, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Proposed Changes to Public Charge Rule

The AAMC and its members are opposed to any policy that discourages people from pursuing medical care to which they are legally entitled.

  • Sept. 24, 2018
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Teaching Hospitals Reaffirm Commitment to Good Stewardship of 340B Program

As part of its ongoing commitment to the 340B Drug Pricing Program, the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) has endorsed new guidelines

  • Sept. 18, 2018
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Hospital Groups File Lawsuit to Shine Needed Light on Drug Company Pricing and Overcharging

Joint statement by the American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), America's Essential Hospitals, and 340B Health

  • Sept. 11, 2018
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Hospital Groups Continue Fight, Refile Lawsuit to Reverse Cuts for 340B Hospitals

Joint statement by the American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and America's Essential Hospitals

  • Sept. 5, 2018
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We need 340B

This effective drug-savings program is not only a lifeline for low-income patients, argues the CEO and president of Rhode Island’s largest health system.

  • Aug. 2, 2018
Ruby Partin and her adoptive son visit a free health clinic Wise, Virginia, in 2017.
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Hospital Groups to Continue to Fight to Reverse Cuts for 340B Hospitals

Joint statement by the American Hospital Association (AHA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and America's Essential Hospitals.

  • July 17, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Supreme Court Travel Ban Ruling

Darrell Kirch on the Supreme Court ruling that President Trump could restrict foreign nationals from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US.

  • June 26, 2018
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AAMC Statement on Immigration and Family Separation

AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, MD, called for an immediate end to the practice of separating children from their parents.

  • June 20, 2018