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Minnesota Hospital Association President and CEO Lawrence “Lorry” Massa will retire in September, the association announced yesterday.
In a letter today to leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, the AHA and five other national hospital groups said they agree with the need to protect American families from the problem of “surprise medical bills,” but have “serious concerns” with a provision of the…
President Trump yesterday signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (S. 1379), which cleared Congress earlier this month.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Friday released an updated national plan for federal investment in artificial intelligence research and development, which defines priority areas for investment in health care and other sectors.
The Health Resources and Services Administration this week announced its Health Professional Shortage Areas for primary care, mental health and dental care as of May 1.
President Trump today issued an executive order aimed at improving health care price transparency and reducing costs. Most notably, the order instructs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a proposed regulation within 60 days requiring hospitals to “publicly post standard charge…
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee leaders today released a manager’s amendment to the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 (S.1895) – bipartisan legislation focused on reducing health care costs – making several updates to the bill.
The AHA today submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospital inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2020.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued several new or updated frequently asked questions documents on the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model, an Advanced Alternative Payment Model launched last October that will run through 2023.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday finalized its decision to update Medicare’s national coverage policy for hospitals and physicians offering a transcatheter aortic valve replacement program to treat aortic stenosis.