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The Class of 2019 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year. 

The AHA today encouraged Congress to continue access to Medicare Advantage special needs plans for vulnerable populations and give all MA plans more flexibility to tailor their products based on en

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week issued a proposed rule revisin

Ryan Frazier, who currently leads his own strategic consulting company and has a number of links to the AHA and its membership, will become AHA senior vice president of member relations effective a

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported at least 85 healthcare-associated cases of Legionnaires’

The AHA today urged the Department of Treasury to issue guidance clarifying that hospitals are promoting health for the benefit of the community as a whole when they address housing, nutrition, tra

The June issue of Health Affairs explores the pursuit of health equity, and the relationship between health equity an

Sun Health in Surprise, Ariz., knows what it takes to prevent Medicare patients from returning to the hospital within 30 days of discharge.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued

The Department of Health and Human Services’ cybersecurity task force Friday sent Congress i

Nearly 100% of clinicians who participated in Advanced Alternative Payment Models in 2016 would qualify for a 2019 incentive payment if they participate in 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medi

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will host a June 8

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday lifted the “Zika cautionary (yellow) area&

The AHA and Federation of American Hospitals yesterday expressed strong opposition to the Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act (S.

Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.15% in May to a seasonally adjusted 5,104,400 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics

The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum will host a complimentary webinar June 8 on “The Art and Science of Storytelling to Engage and Inspire Health Care Teams.” For more information or to register,

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not update the overall hospital quality star ratings on Hospital Compare in July as scheduled due to data issues with three of the measures inc

The Food and Drug Administration recently authorized the temporary import of a sodium bicarb

An electronic health records software vendor and certain of its employees will pay a total of $155 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that the organization misrepresented the ca

First-year enrollment at U.S.