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Perspective: Hitting the right mark on transparency

When the federal government and America’s hospitals and health systems work together, we can make a real difference for patients.
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AHA Comments on CMS Guidance for Hospital Co-Location with Other Hospitals or Healthcare Facilities

AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed guidance for hospital co-location with other hospitals or health care facilities.

A new model for equity of care

Increasing diversity in health care leadership and eliminating care disparities are critical to ensuring high-quality care for all.
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Bills to lower drug costs, increase competition clear Senate committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed four bills aimed at lowering prescription drug costs and increasing competition.
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Survey: Drug shortages cost hospitals $360M annually

Hospitals spend close to $360 million each year to manage drug shortages, according to a study released this week by Vizient Inc.
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Study: 340B tax-exempt hospitals provide $56.1B in community benefits

Tax-exempt hospitals in the 340B drug savings program provided $56.1 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2016, the most recent year for which data is available, according to an analysis released today by the AHA.
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Report calls for national cancer control plan

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls for a national strategy to reduce cancer incidence and mortality and improve quality of life for survivors.
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CMS approves La. Medicaid Hepatitis C negotiations with drug makers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday approved Louisiana’s Medicaid plan amendment allowing supplemental rebate agreement negotiations with prescription drug makers for Hepatitis C therapies.
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New toolkit helps hospitals prepare for mass casualty incidents

A new toolkit from the Greater New York Hospital Association aims to help hospitals and health systems develop and improve their mass casualty incident response plans. Much of the toolkit stems from collaborative planning efforts over the past several years, resulting in the development of new communication protocols and structures, and targeted training and programming. The toolkit also includes emerging best practices from intentional attacks that have occurred nationally and internationally.