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AHA today submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system for calendar year 2017.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response today awarded a second contract to develop a rapid test for Zika at the point of care. The tests would identify antibodies produced in response to the virus. ASPR also is…
Health Insurance Marketplace premiums for 2015 averaged 7% lower in states that had expanded Medicaid eligibility to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act than in states that had not, according to an analysis released today by the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a summary of key considerations for health care facilities, including hospitals and health systems, as they prepare to receive patients potentially infected with the Zika virus. The document outlines nine steps health care facilities…
The AHA today urged Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to take swift action to stabilize the Health Insurance Marketplaces and encourage robust consumer and insurer participation.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted the proposed proportion of the uncompensated care amount that each Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital will receive for fiscal year 2017 under Section 3133 of the Affordable Care Act. Hospitals have until Aug. 31 to review the…
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities today launched a research program to develop, implement and disseminate community-based interventions to combat chronic diseases in minority and underserved populations.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconference Aug. 30 on state efforts to tackle sepsis, a life-threatening complication of infection that begins outside of the hospital for nearly 80% of patients.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology yesterday released for public comments its 2017 Draft Interoperability Standards Advisory, an updated list and assessment of the standards and implementation specifications available to…