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NH hospitals seeing fewer uninsured residents under Medicaid expansion plan

New Hampshire hospitals saw 22% fewer emergency visits, 27% fewer admissions and 15% fewer outpatient visits by uninsured patients in the first nine months of the state’s Medicaid expansion a
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AHA issues toolkit on appropriate use of PCI for heart disease patients

A new toolkit from the AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum addresses the appropriate use of elective percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with acute heart disease.
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AHA testifies at hearing on hospital observation stays

The Senate Special Committee on Aging today held a hearing to examine
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RACs' administrative burden takes toll on hospitals

When it comes to hospital disputes with Medicare’s recovery audit contractors – or RACs – this one is a doozy.
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AHA urges Congress to preserve ban on physician self-referral

The AHA today urged Congress to preserve the ban on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals and restrictions on the growth of existing physician-owned hospitals.
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AHA expresses concern about 340B changes under consideration by Congress

The AHA is concerned about provisions that were included in draft legislation that would have made significant changes to the 340B Drug Pricing Program, AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack sa
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Hospital associations, hospitals challenge 0.2% Medicare cut for FFY 2015

The AHA today joined four other hospital associations and four hospital organizations in challenging as unlawful a 0.2% reduction in Medicare payment rates to hospitals for inpatient services furni
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Underaged cigarette smoking rate drops sharply over decade

About 6% of adolescents smoked cigarettes in 2012-2013, down from nearly 13% in 2002-2003, according to a new
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Reports show how Michigan hospitals benefit economy, community

Michigan hospitals provided about 223,000 jobs and $2.97 billion in community benefits in 2013, according to
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AHA urges Congress to preserve ban on physician self-referral

The AHA today urged Congress to preserve the five-year-old ban on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals and restrictions on the growth of existing physician-owned hospitals.