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About 1.6 million people have selected a health plan through the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace since the start of open enrollment Nov.
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management and Health Research & Educational Trust encourage all hospitals to complete a survey about their efforts to address health care disparities and
The AHA is accepting nominations through Dec. 7 for its 2016 NOVA Awards.
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to increase the number of hospit
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued a safety announcement alerting health care providers to the possibility that the coating on certain intravascular medical devices may separate and
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks comments on a draft ICD-9-CM code list for hip fracture diagnoses that it has developed in connection with its new payment
The Department of Health and Human Services today released a notice with the Medicaid and Child
Nearly four in 10 people – 39% – know someone who has been addicted to prescription painkillers, including 25% who say it was a close friend or family member and 2% who acknowledge thei
A quarter of privately insured working-age adults say their health care is unaffordable, according to the latest Commonwealth Fund Health Care Affordability
A new white paper from the AHA Workforce Center provides resources to help hospitals transform their workforce along the care continuum.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners voted this weekend to approve model state-level legislation to ensure health insurance provider network adequacy.
Eligible professionals and group practices participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System who believe they were incorrectly assessed a negative payment adjustment for 2016 may ask the Cent
U.S.-based Pfizer Inc.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt
The American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration, an AHA personal membership group, recently announced its 2016 board of directors.
The Illinois Hospital Association on Friday named A.J. Wilhelmi its next president and CEO, effective Jan. 1.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late this afternoon issued a proposed rule
A working group of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is accepting comments through Nov.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response encourages hospitals and other stakeholders to sign up to participate in its
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a notice clarifying acti