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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released two additional resources to help facilities and providers implement provisions of the No Surprises Act that go into effect Jan. 1, 2022.
In a new report from the Society for Health Care Strategy…
AHA and the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation are sponsoring the Jan. 19-20 equity summit, “Righting the Wrongs: Tackling Health Inequity,” organized by The Hastings Center and the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Center for Health Justice.
In this podcast presented by the AHA Living Learning Network and American Organization for Nursing Leadership, Advocate Aurora Health Chief Nursing Officer Mary Beth Kingston, a member of the AHA Board of Trustees, and nurse leader Patricia Quinn, director of maternal child health at Northwell…
The AHA today launched a virtual postcard series of #ForeverGrateful messages expressing appreciation for the efforts of health care workers in their communities.
About four in 10 eligible U.S. adults aged 65 or older received a booster or additional primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine between Aug. 13 and Nov. 19, with lowest coverage among American Indian or Alaska Native (30%), Hispanic or Latino (34%), and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander persons (…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed several draft recommendations for Congress, which the panel would vote on in January.
As urged by the AHA, the Senate last night voted 59-35 to pass legislation that would stop Medicare cuts to hospitals, physicians and other providers from going into effect early next year.
This week Congress passed legislation to stop a number of harmful cuts to Medicare payments for hospitals, physicians and other providers that were scheduled to kick in at the beginning of next year.
The AHA and American Medical Association today sued the federal government over the misguided implementation of the federal surprise billing law.