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Friday is the final day for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey.
Hospital and health system leaders from across the country are coming to Washington, D.C., for the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, May 1-4, and to advance hospitals’ advocacy agenda on Capitol
By Scott J. Knoer and Steve Rough 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services late today issued a proposed rule i
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved five AHA-supported bills as part of its l
The Senate Special Committee on Aging today held the third in a series of
Racial and ethnic differences in life expectancy, infant mortality, female cigarette smoking, flu vaccinations for seniors, and health insurance coverage narrowed between 1999 and 2014, according t
A new report from the Pew Charitab
A physician with Rice Medical Center in rural Eagle Lake, Texas, can treat students nearly 400 miles away in tiny Sheffield (population 600) via telemedicine.
The Joint Commission’s pain standards are unfairly blamed for the current prescription opioid epidemic because of “misperceptions” of what it requires hospitals and other accredit
The AHA today voiced support for six bills to address the opioid epidemic pending before the Hou
Policymakers can advance care delivery and benefit patients by expanding access to telehealth in Medicare and new payment models, according to a new AHA
Data sharing may be essential to hospital strategies to identify high users and improve community health, according to a
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this afternoon issued its long awaited final
The AHA today joined a coalition of health care providers, insurers and seniors in calling for greater transparency, competition and value to rein in soaring prescription drug prices.
The AHA today recommended changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule on program integrity enhancements to the provider enrollment process to protect well-meani
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a contract&n
The AHA today joined a coalition of health care providers, insurers and seniors in calling for greater tr
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued
Urgent national action is needed to address the opioid epidemic, hospital witnesses told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at a