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The Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, which asks whether subsidies are available for patients in the 34 states whose health insurance exchanges are federally facilitated.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is correcting preliminary review reports for the long-term care hospital and inpatient rehabilitation facility quality reporting programs to correct an error in the healthcare-associated infections measure calculations.
Genentech’s decision to move three lifesaving cancer drugs from traditional wholesale distribution channels to specialty distributors is increasing costs for many hospitals and health systems and in some cases delaying patient treatment, according to a January survey of more than 200…
The Food and Drug Administration today launched a mobile application for accessing information on current drug shortages and discontinuations. The app allows users to search or browse by a drug’s generic name or active ingredient, and report a suspected drug shortage or supply issue to…
The AHA today urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to adequately reimburse hospitals for their costs related to Ebola readiness, expressing disappointment with the level of funding in its recent funding opportunity…
Tax-exempt hospitals’ community benefit activities represented 9.67% of their total expenses for Tax Year 2011, the Internal Revenue Service said in a report recently submitted to Congress. The results are consistent with an Ernst and Young report prepared for AHA for the same period,…
America’s community hospitals contributed nearly $2.6 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2013, including 5.6 million jobs, according to report released today by the AHA. Hospitals are the second largest source of private-sector jobs, accounting for one of nine jobs with ripple effects…
As Congress prepares to address a physician payment fix, the Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care this week launched a new television ad and campaign urging Congress to reject payment cuts that would limit patients’ access to hospital care. The campaign includes ad displays at…
Barbara Muesing, a trustee and auxiliary member at Essentia Health in Fosston, MN, will chair the AHA's 2015 Committee on Volunteers. The specialty committee of the AHA Board of Trustees focuses on the roles, responsibilities and services of organized volunteers and auxilians, as well as the…
The country’s highest presidential honor for performance excellence through innovation, improvement and visionary leadership, the Baldrige Award recognizes businesses, education and health care organizations that have made outstanding achievements in seven areas: leadership; strategic…