President Obama announced on June 13, 2009 $313 million in health care cuts to fund health reform. Most of these reductions will come from reductions in reimbursement to health care providers creating a 'zero sum' environment at best for hospitals and nursing homes as health reform moves forward. See the entire list of proposed cuts here. Obama's Cuts
Chairman Edward Kennedy's Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee has released its health reform bill called the "Affordable Health Choices Act". See bill language here HELP Committee Bill 2009
ASHNHA HEALTH REFORM PRINCIPLES
View ASHNHA's recommended guiding principles for achieving health system reforms that will lead to an optimum health status for all Alaskans. Principles
ASHNHA MEMBER SURVEY View results of recent survey to determine priority concerns of ASHNHA members. Survey
