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The number of Americans with uncorrectable vision impairment could double by 2050 unless efforts are made to slow the progression and severity of many common age-related eye diseases and conditions
At least one in four Medicare Part D enrollees aged 65 or older are not taking their blood pressure medicine or skipping doses, increasing their risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and de
Hospitals participating in a New Jersey Hospital Association Sepsis Learning and Action Collaborative reduced severe sepsis mortality by 11% over 12 months, saving an estimated 400 lives, according
The AHA today asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw a proposed rule addressing how third-party payments are treated when calculating the hospital-specific limitation on
Medicare 30-day readmission rates declined in 49 states between 2010 and 2015, resulting in an estimated 565,000 fewer hospital readmissions, according to
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Health and Oversight and Investigations today held a
The average annual premium for employer-sponsored family health coverage rose 3% this year to $18,142, including employer and worker contributions, according to the latest annual
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and National Library of Medicine have added new content to their
The Ohio Hospital Association yesterday launched OHA SOS, a community partner campaign to increase early recognition and intervention
Hospital leaders yesterday urged their federal legislators to support certain provisions critical to patients and hospitals before adjourning this legislative session.
The AHA today urged congressional leaders to provide $1.1 billion in new fundin
Hospital leaders today urged their federal legislators to support certain provisions critical to patients and hospitals before adjourning this legislative session.
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Seven in 10 hospitals provided their patients with the ability to view, download and transmit their health information electronically in 2015, a seven-fold increase from 2013, according to a
More than 300 established generic drugs under Medicare Part D had at least one price increase of 100% or more between first-quarter 2010 and first-quarter 2015, according to a
The Department of Health and Human Services anticipates using all 2015 risk corridors program collections to pay 2014 benefits, the agency
It remains unclear how a family contact who cared for an elderly Utah resident with travel-related Zika virus became infected, according to
Quality Improvement Organizations today resumed claim audits under the two-midnight inpatient admissions policy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Global supplies of an isotope used in medical diagnostic imaging will fall substantially when a Canadian reactor stops producing it at the end of October, according to a
Based on national surveys, most enrollees who obtained coverage through the health insurance exchanges were satisfied overall with their qualified health plans in 2014 through 2016, according to a