The AHA today proposed additional actions that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could take immediately “to reduce the regulatory burden on hospitals, health systems and the patients that we serve.”
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Almost 10.6 million people had health coverage through the federally facilitated or state-based exchanges in February, according to a report released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will review and answer questions about the outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center proposed rule for calendar year 2020 during an Aug. 14 call.
The AHA is accepting applications from hospitals to participate in an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality cardiac rehabilitation initiative to improve cardiac patient outcomes.
Often quietly and out of the public eye, the vital work of advancing health in America happens on many fronts.
The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday awarded 80 rural consortia $1 million each to help prevent, treat and support recovery for patients with opioid and other substance use disorders in underserved areas.
The Department of Health and Human Services offers a resource to help health care providers and others prepare for and respond to mass violence events such as the recent shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week approved an 1115 Medicaid waiver for New York to create a streamlined model of care for children with complex health care needs.
The Connecticut Hospital Association is partnering with technology company Unite Us to better connect patients with social needs such as housing, food, transportation and employment to local service agencies that can help them.
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The AHA yesterday voiced support for the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (H.R. 1418/S. 350), legislation that would repeal the antitrust exemption available to commercial health insurers for anticompetitive conduct.
The AHA today voiced support for the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (H.R. 3107), bipartisan legislation that would establish requirements for the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans.
Medicare will cover nationally Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat certain cancers, as well as off-label uses recommended by compendia approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Offering a government insurance program reimbursing at Medicare rates as a public option on the health insurance exchanges could place as many as 55% of rural hospitals.
The AHA next month will launch an Action Community offering free monthly webinars, coaching, resources, in-person meetings and site visits to help hospitals and health systems integrate “age-friendly” health care.
The state of Florida and city of Philadelphia each declared public health emergencies last week to address hepatitis A outbreaks.
The National Association of Attorneys General yesterday urged congressional leaders to remove federal barriers to opioid use disorder treatment.
The number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed from retail pharmacies doubled in 2018, but access to the emergency opioid overdose treatment still varies widely, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will discontinue the Medicare Advantage Qualifying Payment Arrangement Incentive Demonstration due to low participation, the agency
The AHA has elected seven new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1.