Without bipartisan consensus there can be no permanent consensus on health care, said former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle (D-SD) and Trent Lott (R-MS) while jointly addressing attendees toda
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Schumer urges hospitals to mobilize grassroots efforts Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) today urged the hospital field to mobilize its e
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack today called on the Senate to “reset the discussion” over health care policy by rejecting the House-passed American Health Care Act.
AHA Chairman Gene Woods yesterday set three goals for the field: expand access and coverage; re-engage with communities outside hospitals’ traditional walls; and end disparities in care.
Senate politics and procedures are likely to produce an "utterly different version" of the American Health Care Act than what passed the House last week, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels sa
FBI Director James Comey today encouraged hospital and health system leaders to work closely with the FBI on reporting cyberattacks.
Citing progress that the Department of Veterans Affairs is making toward improving patient care, VA Secretary David Shulkin today said the agency’s key priorities are to give veterans greater
Americans deserve health care legislation that lowers premiums and allows for affordable, adequate coverage of preexisting conditions, Sen.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a tool to help clinicians determine if they must participate t
Pregnant women without Zika virus symptoms who have lived in or traveled to areas with Zika transmission should receive nucleic acid testing for Zika at least once per trimester, in addition to the
Anthem today asked the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today posted the annual updates to its electronic clinical quality measures for
President Trump yesterday nominated as a
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.08% in April to a seasonally adjusted 5,096,900 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Whether it’s phishing attacks, malware and ransomware, encryption blind spots, cloud threats or a breach inadvertently triggered by an employee, hospitals and health systems need to be aware
The House of Representatives today voted 217-213 to pass the American Health Care Act, legislation to repeal and replace parts
The Senate today voted 79-18 to pass an omnibus appropriations bill providing discretionary funding fo
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations that wish to participate in the Shared Savings Program, skilled nursing facility three-day rule waiver and Track 1+ model beginning Jan.