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The House late yesterday approved legislation, H.R. 2685, that included an AHA-backed amendment that would withhold funding for a controversial Labor Department policy aimed at treating hospitals participating in Tricare and certain other health care programs as federal contractors or…
The House voted 397-32 on June 11 to strike the use of additional Medicare sequestration cuts in 2024 to pay for the cost of extending the Trade Assistance Adjustment program.The provision, contained in the Trade Preferences Extension Act, would replace the Medicare sequester extension approved…
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 397-32 today to strike the use of additional Medicare sequestration cuts in 2024 to pay for the cost of extending the Trade Assistance Adjustment program. The provision, contained in the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, would replace the Medicare…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its interim guidance for health care professionals for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection. The guidance includes criteria for who should be evaluated for MERS-CoV, which have been updated to include…
The White House today launched the “Healthy Self” campaign to encourage individuals to embrace healthy lifestyles, including routine preventive care, and to connect them with coverage.
Underage drinking in the U.S. decreased from 28.8% in 2002 to 22.7% in 2013, according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. During that period, underage binge drinking – having five or more drinks on the same occasion – decreased from 19…
Physician groups wishing to participate in the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System Group Practice Reporting Option must register by June 30.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a telebriefing on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, on Thursday, June 11 at 2 p.m. ET.
House leaders today proposed removing additional sequestration cuts on Medicare in 2024 to pay for the cost of extending the Trade Assistance Adjustment program. The proposal, which is contained in the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, would replace the Medicare sequester extension approved…
The nation needs to make “rapid progress to develop secure systems for interoperability, not only to improve care and engage patients, but to support new models of care,” AHA today told members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.