The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a national strategy for improving pain care, whi
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a new diagnostic tool that can detect whether an individual is currently infected with chikungunya, dengue or Zika, in
Out-of-pocket costs for people who qualify for reduced cost-sharing through the Health Insurance Marketplace vary substantially by health plan, according to a
Georgia hospitals contributed $43.6 billion to the state’s economy in 2014, employing more than 160,000 people and indirectly supporting more than 364,000 jobs, according to a
The AHA today submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee several overarching recommendations for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and alternative payment models, which will affect
The House Budget Committee last night voted 20-16 to approve a Republican budget plan for fiscal year 2017, which would reduce Med
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health today released a tool showing geographic, racial and ethnic variation in hospitalizations, emergency department vis
Hospitals will not be able to submit fourth-quarter 2015 data to the hospital inpatient and outpatient quality reporting programs through March 21 because the Health Care Quality Information System
The nation cannot lower health care costs without addressing chronic disease, according to a white paper released today by the Partners
Hospital representatives are invited to learn more about recent policy and legal activities impacting the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and review results from the AHA's latest RAC
The American Organization of Nurse Executives on March 31 will present its 2016
The Class of 2018 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.
Peter Boling, M.D., learned 32 years ago that the doctor’s office or hospital isn’t always the best place to treat elderly patients – not when they suffer from chronic illnesses o
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today approved the Mental
Bigger is not better when it comes to the proposed mergers of health insurers Aetna and Humana and Anthem and Cigna, a panel of consumer and advocacy representatives said today, citing the potentia
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission yesterday released its March
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday released its March rep
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today finalized its guidance for primary car
House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) today unveiled the committee’s budget plan for fiscal year 2017, which woul
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted 28-19 to approve the Common Sense Savings Act (