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AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton responds to a research letter on charity care published JAMA Internal Medicine.
Researchers and others may apply through April 6 to participate in a $175,000 competition to develop innovative digital solutions to help manage the transition from inpatient hospital care to home, especially for patients with multiple chronic conditions, low health literacy or limited English…
The Food and Drug Administration, in its first enforcement operation with the government of India, recently stopped about 500 shipments of unapproved prescription drugs and combination medical devices from reaching U.S. consumers, the agency announced.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicaid fiscal accountability proposed rule and recent block grant guidance “could have fiscal and credit repercussions” for states and health care providers, especially nonprofit providers with “higher Medicaid exposure,” according to a recent…
The number of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with sepsis increased 40% between 2012 and 2018, according to a study by Department of Health and Human Services researchers.
Five public health labs already conducting influenza surveillance in the U.S. will test specimens for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) if they test negative for influenza, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a district court decision that blocked Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas. 
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed two new U.S. cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 15.
The AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity encourages all hospitals to complete its 2019 Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Survey by the extended deadline of Feb. 14.
Hospitals and health systems can apply to participate in the Million Hearts Hospitals & Health Systems Recognition Program, which will recognize organizations working to improve cardiovascular health in their communities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced.