Molly Sandvig is the Executive Director for the Physician Hospitals of America. Formerly known as the American Surgical Hospital Association, Sandvig assumed her post in November 2005.
An established figure on Capitol Hill, Sandvig leads the organization's political advocacy efforts, as well as day-to-day business and operational functions.
Additionally, Sandvig is currently serving a third term as a Governor appointee to the South Dakota Healthcare Commission and has served as Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Universal Healthcare Access and is currently on the Transparency Subcommittee.
Sandvig received her Juris Doctorate with honors in 1997 from the University of South Dakota School of Law.
We strongly suggest reading through Consumers Union's rankings of American hospitals. The web site is http://www.consumerreports.org/health/home.htm. This will be particularly good reading for anyone who sees no downside to blindly supporting the attack on physician owned hospitals as contained in the House health reform bill or some Senate proposals. Because while some in Congress are trying to shut them down in the name of “healthcare reform," Consumer Reports is showing hospitals owned and operated by physicians among the very best in the country. The independent testing and research organization released a new study last week considering the comments of… Read more
Executive View: A Commentary on President Obama’s Eight Fundamental Principles for Progress in Health Reform Several months ago, President Barack Obama identified eight principles detailing his philosophical stance on healthcare reform. As we continue to see new and more vigorous Congressional action aimed at accomplishing some type of reform, I would like to take this opportunity to demonstrate how closely the business practices of physician owned and operated hospitals align with those eight principles. Guarantee choice: The plan should provide Americans a choice of health plans and physicians. People will be allowed to keep their own doctor and their employer-based health… Read more
Dear Colleagues, Rather than rewriting our news release from last week, the best contribution we can make is to post it here (below). Physician Hospitals of America Charges: Hospital Associations Bargain Away $155 Billion in Medicare Funding in Attempt to Destroy Physician Hospitals (Washington, D.C.) -- Today, the American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals and Catholic Health Association announced an agreement with the White House and Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) to reduce Medicare hospital spending by $155 billion. Cost savings is an important goal, supported by Physician Hospitals of America (PHA), the national association representing physician owned… Read more
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