Ascension, a Catholic health care system operating 131 hospitals and other health care services in 23 states and the District of Columbia, on July 5 will implement an $11 an hour minimum wage, the
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The Senate May 22 voted 62 to 37 to approve major trade legislation, H.R.1314, which would impose add
An estimated 9.4 million fewer Americans reported problems paying medical bills 18 months after the opening of the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to the Urban Institute’s latest
The Government Accountability Office yesterday appointed one new member and five existing members to three
Hospitals and others are invited to apply through Aug.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted 51-0 to approve an amended versio
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule on oversi
Notices of intent to apply to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program beginning Jan. 1 are due May 29.
It’s time for regulators to recognize the changing health care landscape and remove obstacles on the road to collaboration, according to an AHA
A cyber attack against a database at health insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield serves as another potent reminder to hospitals and other health care organizations of the importance of ongoing in
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today voted 51-0 to approve H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act.
The AHA today urged the House Energy and Commerce Committee not to cut payments to hospitals to pay for Section 2123 of the 21st Century Cures Act, which provides for additional payment under Medic
The Senate Special Committee on Aging today held a hearin
The AHA today urged the Food and Drug Administration to revise its draft guidance for mixing, diluting or repackaging biological products to permit longer beyond-use-dates if testing or validated s
New Hampshire hospitals saw 22% fewer emergency visits, 27% fewer admissions and 15% fewer outpatient visits by uninsured patients in the first nine months of the state’s Medicaid expansion a
A new toolkit from the AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum addresses the appropriate use of elective percutaneous coronary intervention for patients with acute heart disease.
The Senate Special Committee on Aging today held a hearing to examine
When it comes to hospital disputes with Medicare’s recovery audit contractors – or RACs – this one is a doozy.
The AHA May 18 expressed concern that certain enforcement mechanisms contemplated for health care providers to further interoperability in the 21st Century Cures legislation are inappropriate and c