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The AHA today launched a web resource offering comprehensive information on telehealth, available at www.aha.org/telehealth. The site includes information on federal and state telehealth initiatives, research documenting telehealth value, AHA-member case studies showing telehealth in action and AHA…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today approved the last five in a package of bipartisan bills expected to serve as a companion to the House-passed 21st Century Cures Act.
As House and Senate appropriators begin to consider fiscal year 2017 funding for health care programs, AHA today urged them to give “strong and favorable” funding consideration to health care programs shown to improve access to quality health care.
The nation faces a shortage of between 61,700 and 94,700 physicians by 2025, according to updated projections by the Association of American Medical Colleges. The projected shortfalls range from 14,900-35,600 for primary care physicians and 37,400-60,300 for physicians in non-primary care…
The AHA encourages all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey by April 22. The free web-based survey helps AHA gauge the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program on hospitals and advocate for needed changes. For more information on the RACTrac initiative, visit www.…
The AHA yesterday urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission not to unfairly penalize hospitals or physicians as it considers Medicare payment policies for Part B drugs. “Our members have expressed deep concerns over their ability to provide the highest quality care to patients due to the…
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to replace its proposed prior authorization demonstration for home health services with more targeted and proven fraud-fighting interventions. The CMS proposal would subject all HH services in Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts,…
Proposed revisions to the regulation governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records do not eliminate current barriers that impede the sharing of information essential for clinical care coordination and population health improvement in today’s patient care environment…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has delayed until July 1 enforcement of certain provisions of its final rule changing the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and Medicaid reimbursement for covered outpatient drugs. The rule took effect April 1.
Four of the nation’s top-selling drugs more than doubled in price over five years, while six others rose by more than 50%, according to a new analysis by Reuters. “Together, the price increases on drugs for arthritis, high cholesterol, asthma and other common problems added…