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Participating today at an Alliance for Health Reform briefing on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization
The Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria seeks add
The National Center for Healthcare Leadership is accepting nominations through June 13 for the 2016 Gail L.
A bipartisan group of 51 senators today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services t
The Senate today agreed to add $1.1 billion in emergency funding to combat the Zika virus to a fiscal 2017 appropriations package for transportation, housing and urban development (H.R. 2577).
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce yesterday voted 21-10 to approve a joint resolution (H.J. Res.
Recent events – including carrier turnover, plan terminations and pricing volatility – suggest that the individual health insurance market is “still in flux” after the close
Every Oregon hospital has volunteered to provide cost estimates for scheduled hospital procedures within three business days, the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
House Ways and Means Committee leaders today unveiled the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R.
The American Organization of Nurse Executives today presented its Distinguished Special Award for Nursing to Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) for her commitment to nursing and creating a healthier America.
Pennsylvania hospitals contributed nearly $115 billion to the economy in 2015, $4 billion more than in 2014, The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP)
Emily Friedman, an independent writer, public speaker, teacher and health policy and ethics analyst based in Chicago, died Sunday after a brief illness. She was 68.
Chuck Lazar, senior designer for AHA’s
The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) will host its third National Summit on Advanced Illness Care Sept. 20-21 in Washington, D.C.
The AHA yesterday urged the Internal Revenue Service to publish guidance affirming that hospitals may participate in accountable care organizations without generating a tax cost or incurring “the c
The House today agreed to go to conference with the Senate on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S.
An estimated 28.6 million U.S.
Medicare patients admitted to critical access hospitals for common surgical procedures are no more likely to die within 30 days than similar patients at other hospitals and have lower complication