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WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 8, 2018) - Steven J. Corwin, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of NewYork-Presbyterian, is the 2018 council chairman of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) constituency section for health care systems. The 21-member council represents AHA’s 250 health…
Please join AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack on Monday, Feb. 6, from 11:45 a.m. until 1 p.m. ET for a special webcast brought to you live from the Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in Phoenix as members of AHA’s Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities examine nine…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed several draft recommendations for Congress, which it could vote on in January. The proposals would make recommendations to increase payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by 1.25% in 2019; eliminate the 2019 and 2020…
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.04% in November to a seasonally adjusted 5,136,900 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. That's 2,200 more people than in October and 69,600 more than a year ago. Without the seasonal adjustment, which removes the effect of…
For 25 years, the 340B drug savings program, at no cost to the government, has enabled eligible hospitals to purchase certain outpatient drugs from pharmaceutical manufacturers at discounted prices. This allows the participating hospitals to use the savings from the discounts to provide an expanded…
Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to combine ministries and create a new, nonprofit Catholic health system.
A coalition of 35 national organizations, including the AHA, today urged House and Senate leaders to “protect in full” the current federal income tax treatment of private activity bonds, as envisioned by the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
A bipartisan group of six senators yesterday urged Senate leadership to include in a year-end package, legislation that would prevent a dramatic reduction in Medicare Part B payments for certain hospitals that participate in the 340B drug savings program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…