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The Government Accountability Office yesterday named seven new members to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.
More than 950 hospitals and health systems have signed the #123forEquity Pledge to Eliminate Health Care Disparities.
Congressional leaders today released the Consolidated Appropriations Act, legislation that would fund federal programs through fiscal year 2016.
Ambulatory surgical centers subject to a reduction in Medicare outpatient payments in calendar year 2016 due to non-compliance with the ASC quality reporting program may appeal the determination by submitting a reconsideration request by March 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended through tomorrow the HealthCare.gov deadline for enrolling in health coverage effective Jan. 1. The original deadline was Dec. 15. “Hundreds of thousands have already selected plans over the last few days, and approximately 1…
Premiums for silver plans in the Health Insurance Marketplace increased an average 11.3% in 2016, while deductibles increased 17.7% for individuals and 11.4% for families, according to data released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Minnesota Hospital Association’s (MHA) commitment to improving quality and safety earned it the AHA’s 2015 Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership. Named after AHA President Emeritus Dick Davidson, the annual award is given to state, regional or…
By Shellie Byrum People from all walks of life are coming together in Rochester, N.Y., to help their neighbors improve their blood pressure and overall health.
The AHA Dec. 11 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to revise the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program framework to reflect experience and the need for flexibility, and delay new requirements until the health information exchange standards and infrastructure are…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response last week awarded a contract to develop a high-speed way to produce N95 respirators for health care workers and other caregivers in a flu pandemic or other public health emergency…