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U.S. health expenditures for mental disorders exceeded spending for every other medical condition in 2013 at $201 billion, according to a study published online this week by Health Affairs. Spending for heart conditions and trauma were the next highest, at $147 billion and $143 billion,…
The National Center for Healthcare Leadership is accepting nominations through June 13 for the 2016 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award. The annual award honors a health care leader whose commitment, values and contributions have improved the health of the public through leadership and…
A bipartisan group of 51 senators today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide flexibility in implementation of the Medicare payment reductions for new off-campus hospital outpatient departments under the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act to protect patients’ access…
The Senate today agreed to add $1.1 billion in emergency funding to combat the Zika virus to a fiscal 2017 appropriations package for transportation, housing and urban development (H.R. 2577). That’s nearly twice as much as the House approved last night as part of a separate emergency funding…
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce yesterday voted 21-10 to approve a joint resolution (H.J. Res. 87) that would nullify a Department of Labor final rule narrowing the long-standing "advice" exemption for employers and labor consultants under the Labor-Management Reporting and…
Recent events – including carrier turnover, plan terminations and pricing volatility – suggest that the individual health insurance market is “still in flux” after the close of the third open enrollment period for the public exchanges, according to a new report by…
Every Oregon hospital has volunteered to provide cost estimates for scheduled hospital procedures within three business days, the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems announced yesterday. The policy will primarily help uninsured and out-of-network patients, since most insured…
House Ways and Means Committee leaders today unveiled the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act (H.R. 5273), bipartisan legislation containing numerous provisions affecting hospitals. AHA staff are reviewing the bill, which the committee could markup as soon as next week.
The American Organization of Nurse Executives today presented its Distinguished Special Award for Nursing to Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) for her commitment to nursing and creating a healthier America. One of five nurses in Congress, Capps serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and co-chairs…
Pennsylvania hospitals contributed nearly $115 billion to the economy in 2015, $4 billion more than in 2014, The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) reports. Those contributions include supporting more than 625,000 direct and indirect jobs, 34,000 more than in 2014.