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The Department of Justice yesterday told the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that it should affirm a district court decision that struck down the entire Affordable Care Act, reversing its earlier position before the lower court.
In a blog post today, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma highlights recent progress in reducing provider complaints related to the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and associated backlog of appeals.
Establishing a single-payer system would be a major undertaking that would involve substantial changes in the sources and extent of coverage, provider payment rates, and financing methods of health care in the United States, , according to a report released today by the Congressional Budget Office…
The House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved by voice vote the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act (H.R. 965).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of the Treasury today issued a request for information seeking ideas for additional Section 1332 waiver concepts that states could consider.
As the AHA and its members continue to address maternal mortality, the association today voiced support for the Joint Commission’s recently proposed standards for perinatal safety.
AHA today urged the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice to investigate thoroughly Centene's proposed acquisition of WellCare “because it threatens to reduce competition in delivery of Medicaid managed care and Medicare Advantage services to tens of millions of consumers across broad…
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education last night approved legislation that would provide $189.8 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, HHS and Education and related agencies in fiscal year 2020.
Hospitals and health systems may apply through Sept. 30 for the 2020 AHA Quest for Quality Prize.
The National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic, of which the AHA is a sponsor, held a two-day meeting this week to discuss priority issues and strategies to combat the opioid crisis.