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Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.17% in March to a seasonally adjusted 5,095,800 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics repor
Children living in areas with large differences in income have higher hospitalization rates for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions, according to a study published
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum this week presented 2016 John M.
The House Committee on Rules today approved an amendment&nbs
Sens. Grassley and Schumer joined Reps. Reed and Welch to introduce the Rural Hospital Access Act, AHA-supported legislation that would make permanent both the Medicare-dependent Hospital program and the enhanced low-volume Medicare adjustment for small rural prospective payment system hospitals.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission today approved a recommendation for Congress to implement a common prospective payment system for post-acute care providers by 2021, which would accelerate
The AHA yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to take additional steps before using Worksheet S-10 data to determine a hospital’s uncompensated care, given the impa
Beginning today through May 5, hospitals participating in the inpatient, outpatient and prospective payment system-exempt cancer hospital quality reporting programs can
Thirty-two organizations, including hosp
The AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence 
The House Judiciary Committee today voted 16-10 to approve the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act (
The House of Representatives today approved legislation (S. 544) extending the Veterans Choice Program.
Trustee Insights, the AHA’s new quarte
The AHA today urged Congress to provide law enforcement and other appropriate agencies with the resources to investigate cyber attacks and proactively prevent them.
Birth defects were reported in 10% of the 250 completed pregnancies with laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection reported to the U.S.
The AHA, along with Baxter International Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust, is accepting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this afternoon announced