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The Medicare Part A deductible for inpatient hospital services will increase by $28 in calendar year 2016, to $1,288, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday. The Part A daily coinsurance amounts will be $322 for days 61-90 of hospitalization in a benefit period; $…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued three new FAQs clarifying how to attest to certain meaningful use measures for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs under the final rule modifying meaningful use requirements for 2015-2017.
The American Medical Association today urged the Department of Justice to block Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana and Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna. “Our analyses of the proposed health insurance mergers reveal significant concerns with respect to the impact on…
The proposed mergers of health insurance giants Aetna and Humana and Anthem and Cigna are a bad deal for consumers, writes antitrust attorney David Balto, former policy director for the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition, blogging at The Huffington Post. “[A]s Senator…
An AHASTAT blog post today highlights resources available to help hospitals care for and hire veterans. These include a Department of Veterans Affairs' consultation program and toolkit to help hospitals and health professionals treat veterans with post traumatic stress disorder.
Hospital Corporation of America is among six employers to receive Hiring Our Heroes Awards for leadership in hiring and retaining veterans and military spouses, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced today. “These six award winners are committed to recruiting, retaining and…
Join AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. ET for a discussion on how hospitals can help consumers explore and understand their coverage options during the 2016 open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplaces. The webcast will highlight specific resources…
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced a three-year initiative to improve the implementation of infection prevention and control efforts in U.S. hospitals.
Delaying delivery of otherwise healthy infants until at least the 39th week of pregnancy does not appear to increase stillbirths, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health and others. Based on national data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the…
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management and Health Research & Educational Trust encourage all hospitals to complete a survey about their efforts to address health care disparities and improve diversity management practices. Hospital CEOs who have not taken the survey received a…