The AHA today submitted comments on a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed rule revising
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell Friday declared a public health emergenc
The historic flooding in southern Louisiana yesterday forced Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge (O’Neal campus) to transfer a number of critically ill patients to other Ochsner facilities, th
Michael Bromberg, who served as executive director of the Federation of American Hospitals from 1969 through 1994, died this weekend.
Hospitals participating in the inpatient, outpatient and prospective payment system-exempt cancer hospital quality reporting programs have until Aug.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed to clarify the hospi
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued a proposed rule amending
The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday awarded&n
Neonatal abstinence syndrome increased 300% between 1999 and 2013, from 1.5 cases per 1,000 hospital births to 6 per 1,000, according to a new
The Health Resources and Services Administration today released a proposed rule that
The AHA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today hosted a call for hospital and health system leaders on the latest developments regarding Zika virus.
Starting tomorrow, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health Karen DeSalvo, M.D., will transition out of her dual role as national coordinator for health information technology, Health and Human Servic
Monthly medical costs per enrollee in the Health Insurance Marketplaces fell by 0.1% between 2014 and 2015, with larger declines in states with higher-than-average enrollment growth, suggesting yea
A Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to block Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana will go to trial Dec.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday announced
The Office of Management and Budget will accept comments on the updated Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice and instructions through Sept.
The Medicare Independence at Home Demonstration saved more than $10 million, or an average $1,010 per beneficiary, in its second performance year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services <
Nine in 10 large employers will make telehealth services available next year to employees in states where it is allowed, up from 70% this year, and virtually all will offer telemedicine by 2020, ac
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response today
Medicare Advantage plans paid about 8% less for hospital services than fee-for-service Medicare in 2009 and 2012, according to a