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The AHA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) June 7 issued a new patient education resource on prescription opioids that outlines evidence-based information about the risks and side effects of the powerful painkillers.
The House of Representatives last night approved by voice vote the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273). The AHA-backed legislation would revise Section 603 of the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act to move the grandfather date for off-campus hospital outpatient departments under…
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved the Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act (H.R. 3299) with an AHA-supported provision that would require the Government Accountability Office to report on state, local and hospital preparedness programs. The Department of…
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a proposed rule and other actions aimed at strengthening the risk pool for the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
The share of mental health treatment expenditures financed by private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid increased from 44% in 1986 to 68% in 2014, according to a study published this week in Health Affairs. In contrast, the share of substance use disorder treatment financed by insurers was…
The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) will host its third National Summit on Advanced Illness Care Sept. 20-21 in Washington, D.C. AHA is a co-sponsor of the event, which brings together national leaders in advanced illness care. For more information or to register, visit www.ctacsummit.…
You find a mix of current and former patients in the art studio at the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific in Honolulu – a program that for more than two decades has eased patients’ pain through art.“A lot of them have never painted before,” says Reuben Young, the…
The House last night approved by voice vote the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act, H.R. 5273. The AHA-backed legislation would revise Section 603 of the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act to move the grandfather date for off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) under development from Nov…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today delayed to Jan. 1 a new policy requiring health care providers to document in the patient’s record and on Medicare claims, through the use of the ”JW modifier,” the amount discarded when Part B drugs or biological…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response has issued resources to help health care providers and coalitions plan for a real or potential Zika virus outbreak.