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The deadline for consumers to sign up for Jan. 1 coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces has been extended to Dec. 19.
California Hospital Association President and CEO Duane Dauner plans to retire at the end of 2018, the association
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission today recommended five additional
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will partner with up to six states to test a new accountable care organization model for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
The National Academy of Medicine today launched an “action collaborative” to promote clinician well-being and resilience.
Hospital emergency department visits and inpatient stays related to opioids increased 99% and 64%, respectively, between 2005 and 2014, according to a new
The AHA will present its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System in St.
Mackinac Straits Health System President and CEO Rodney Nelson is all about finding creative solutions to the challenges facing his organization.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not apply 2017 or 2018 payment adjustments to any eligible professional or group practice that fails to satisfactorily report certain quality d
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has
More than 4 million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1 through Dec.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today unveiled two consumer-facing websites that provide quality data on long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
President Obama on Dec. 13 signed into law the AHA-supported 21st Century Cures Act, which includes a number of provisions important to hospitals and health systems.
The AHA invites applications through Jan.
As an emergency department (ED) physician at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, Steven Leffler, M.D., saw firsthand how chronically homeless patients returned again and again t
The Department of Veterans Affairs today issued a final rule allowing certain advanc
Medicare-certified dialysis facilities that pay premiums for individual market coverage directly or through a third party must educate patients about their coverage options and ensure that issuers
President Obama today signed into law the AHA-supported 21st Century Cures Act (