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The National Health Law Program and other groups yesterday filed a class action lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services for approving a Section 1115 waiver for New Hampshire that requires certain adults to work to maintain Medicaid coverage.
John Bluford III, founder and president of the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute, and Darrell Kirch, M.D., president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges, will receive 2019 AHA Awards of Honor for their exemplary contributions to the nation’s health and well-being through…
More than 700 health care leaders came together today in Chicago for the Association for Community Health Improvement's National Conference focused on strengthening community partnerships, creating better care systems and advancing health equity.
During a period of unprecedented change, hospitals and health systems are working to lead the transformation of care delivery by providing more coordinated, convenient and responsive care to patients and communities. That is the message hospital and health system leaders shared today during an AHA…
The AHA yesterday expressed support for the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763), a bill that would add 15,000 Medicare-funded residency positions over five years to alleviate physician shortages that threaten patients' access to care. The number of Medicare-funded…
AHA today urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend the May 3 comment deadline for their proposed rules related to interoperability by at least 30 days.
The three medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat opioid use disorder — methadone, buprenorphine and extended-release naltrexone — are effective and save lives, but most people who could benefit from these treatments do not receive them, according to a report released…
Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., will address the AHA Annual Membership Meeting on April 9 in Washington, D.C. Neal is the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
During the AHA’s Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., Michael Rodgers, former senior vice president of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, will receive the AHA Honorary Life Membership Award April 8 for his contributions to hospitals and health care in America.
Hospitals in states that impose Medicaid work requirements could see reduced Medicaid revenues and operating margins and increased uncompensated care costs, according to a study released last week by the Commonwealth Fund.