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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this afternoon issued its long awaited final rule on Medicaid managed care; the first major update in more than a decade. The final rule tracks closely to the proposed rule and would provide new standards for managed care provider networks,…
The AHA today joined a coalition of health care providers, insurers and seniors in calling for greater transparency, competition and value to rein in soaring prescription drug prices.
The AHA today recommended changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule on program integrity enhancements to the provider enrollment process to protect well-meaning providers from inappropriate delays, denials or revocation.
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a contract to evaluate the effectiveness and sensitivity of an investigational test to screen blood donations for Zika virus. Under the one-year contract with HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, the test…
The AHA today joined a coalition of health care providers, insurers and seniors in calling for greater transparency, competition and value to rein in soaring prescription drug prices.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration today issued guidance for protecting outdoor workers, health care and laboratory workers, mosquito control workers and business travelers against occupational exposure to Zika virus.
Urgent national action is needed to address the opioid epidemic, hospital witnesses told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at a field hearing today in Cleveland, voicing strong support for the AHA-backed Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (S. 524). Sen. Rob…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the deadline to submit letters of intent to apply to participate in the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model beginning Jan. 1. The new deadline is May 20. Participants in the model take on greater performance risk…
The U.S. suicide rate rose 24% between 1999 and 2014, to 13 per 100,000 people, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates increased for males and females in all but the oldest age group. While men are three times more likely to commit suicide…
Hospital and health system leaders are invited to apply through June 1 for the AHA’s Health Care System Transformation Fellowship. The nine-month program is designed to give senior health care leaders knowledge, tools and connections to transform their organizations for success in a rapidly…