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Residents in graduate medical education training remain concentrated in the Northeast and urban areas, despite some growth in other regions and rural areas between 2005 and 2015, according to a report released today by the Government Accountability Office.
The Better Care Reconciliation Act would result in 22 million more people uninsured in 2026 and cut $772 billion in federal spending from the Medicaid program from 2017-2026, according to an analysis released today by the Congressional Budget Office.
Senate Republican leaders today unveiled a draft of legislation the Better Care Reconciliation Act to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act.
The AHA yesterday said the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule for the 2015 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act – or MACRA – continues the “incremental, flexible implementation approach called for by hospitals, health systems and the more than 500,000 employed…
With a congressional recess fast approaching, there is significant movement in the Senate on legislation to repeal and replace parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) most notably, Senate leadership is expected to release a draft of legislation tomorrow, June 22.
The CMS late yesterday issued a proposed rule updating the requirements of the quality payment program for physicians and other eligible clinicians mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Senate leaders are expected to unveil a draft of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tomorrow, June 22. Below is updated information on what we understand, at this time, is included in the Senate bill.
Sens. Bill Nelson (D-FL), Dean Heller (R-NV) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) last week introduced a Senate companion to the AHA-supported Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 1301), legislation that would add 15,000 Medicare-funded residency positions to alleviate physician shortages that…
The AHA supports a number of provisions in the inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2018, but has concerns about certain proposed changes related to disproportionate share hospital payments, the documentation and coding reduction, and quality programs, AHA…
AHA letter to Senator Bill Nelson expressing support for Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 (S. 1301).