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The Commonwealth of Virginia and partnering health care providers have implemented a Long-Term Care Mutual Aid Plan, a voluntary agreement among the state’s long-term care facilities to assist each other and coordinate with government agencies and regional health care coalitions during disasters and emergency events.

For the women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems, nothing is more important than the safety of the patients for whom they are privileged to care.

Federal payment reductions to hospitals will reach $218.2 billion by 2028, according to a report released today by the health care economics firm Dobson DaVanzo and Associates.

The Senate Judiciary Committee today voted 16-5 to approve the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act (S. 974).

Leaders of the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees last night introduced bipartisan legislation to serve as the vehicle for the majority of House-passed bills to combat the opioid crisis.

The House Appropriations Committee today released draft legislation that would provide $177.1 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2019.

The AHA, joined by the Federation of American Hospitals, Catholic Health Association of the United States, and

In a 2-1 ruling today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that the federal government failed to satisfy its payment obligations to insurer Moda Health Plan.

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Peter O’Rourke today announced his c

The AHA, in partnership with the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely campaign and the Costs of Care organization, is enrolling clinical teams in a 12-month virtual High-Value Care Collaborative.

The House of Representatives last night approved 25 bills to combat the opioid crisis, including four supported by the AHA.

The Senate Finance Committee yesterday voted to unanimously approve, as amended, the Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act.

The American Medical Association yesterday named as its president-elect Patrice Harris, M.D., a psychiatrist from Atlanta and the first African-American to hold the office.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced it will not update its overall hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare in July.

The AHA today voiced support for certain provisions in and proposed amendments to the Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act.

Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) today introduced an AHA-supported bill that would make changes to the 340B drug savings program, including overturning last year’s significant Medicare payment reduction for many hospitals in the program and adding program integrity requirements for drug manufacturers participating in the program.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today held a hearing examining the administration’s blueprint to lower prescription drug prices.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics has released the first ICD-10-CM codes for classifying human trafficking abuse.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday released a “roadmap” outlining its efforts to combat the opioid epidemic.

The American Medical Association today adopted a policy declaring drug shortages an urgent public health crisis.