The AHA today laid out actions the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could take to immediately reduce the regulatory burden on hospitals, health systems and the patients they serve.
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The AHA today expressed serious concerns with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to significantly reduce the payment rate for “nonexcepted” services provided in off-campus p
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Survey & Certification Group last week issued
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price yesterday declared a public healt
The House today voted 316-90 to approve a bill funding the government and raising the debt ceiling though Dec. 8, and providing more than $15 billion in hurricane relief.
National spending for hospital care grew just 0.8% over the 12 months that ended in June, the lowest rate since at least January 1989, according to the latest
AHA and AMGA members may apply through Oct.
A new resource from AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust shows how 10 hospitals and health systems par
The Senate today voted 80-17 to approve a bill funding the government and raising the debt ceiling though Dec. 8, and providing more than $15 billion in aid for hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on the Children’s Hea
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the
The Senate Appropriations Committee today voted 30-1 to approve legislation that would provide $164.1 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and E
he AHA today released a one-page guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders in vulnerable communities implement a multi-step strategy to address the underlying social conditions that often prevent individuals from being able to access health care or achieve health goals.
The House of Representatives today voted 419-3 to approve $7.85 billion as part of an initial Hurricane Harvey relief package.
As the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee holds a series of bipartisan hearings on stabilizing the individual health insurance market, AHA and seven other organizations urged th
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an online training course<
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday awarded $28.6 million to help 44 states
The AHA this week is running print and digital ads in Modern Healthcare on how to support hospital employees affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Death rates involving heroin increased in all Census regions between 2006 and 2015, driven in part by increases in heroin supplies after 2010 and heroin mixed with illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opi
In a statement sent to accrediting organizations Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it will develop guidance regarding the definition of what constitutes a ligature