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The AHA continues to oppose the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ policy to include Medicare Advantage patient days when calculating the Medicare fraction of a hospital’s disproportionate patient percentage for the Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital program, and objects to the…
The Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 7 will host the first in a series of virtual Town Halls to answer technical questions about test development and validation for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
To continue amplifying the important message to protect against both the flu and COVID-19, AHA’s Wear A Mask and United Against the Flu campaigns have released new resources, including sample social media messages geared toward different age groups and graphics and videos on the importance of…
Responding to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ physician fee schedule proposed rule for calendar year 2021, the AHA said it appreciates the agency’s effort to continue certain pandemic-era policies that have helped hospitals and health systems ensure access to care for patients…
President Trump issued an executive order creating a cabinet-level working group to develop a federal plan to better coordinate services to prevent suicide and mental and behavioral health conditions in vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The AHA submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2021.
The Department of Health and Human Services opened the application process for $20 billion in funds from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund.
This AHA Advancing Health podcast discusses using the “4Ms” framework for building a culture that addresses the unique care needs of older adult patients while improving value.
Job growth continued in September, albeit at a slower pace than in the summer months, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform this week concluded a two-day hearing examining pricing practices for some of the nation’s costliest drugs. As part of the hearing, Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., released additional staff reports describing repeated actions by drug…