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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 today by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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.

About 34 percent of uninsured U.S. adults did not take their medication as prescribed in 2017 in order to reduce their prescription drug costs, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released today.

Adam Boehler, senior advisor to the Health and Human Services Secretary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services deputy administrator, and director of the Innovation Center, has been added to the April 8 lineup at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting.

About 80 percent of new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2016 were transmitted from the nearly 40 percent of people with HIV who either did not know they had HIV or who received a diagnosis but were not receiving HIV care, according to a study released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report provides the latest data on the impact of undiagnosed and untreated HIV in the nation and underscores the critical need to expand HIV testing and treatment. 

The AHA's American Society for Healthcare Engineering has announced the recipients of the 2019 Vista Awards, which were presented to three hospital teams for new construction, renovation and infrastructure projects that exemplify collaboration in creating optimal health care environments.

Seventeen health insurance, employer and consumer organizations today proposed recommendations for federal action to protect patients from surprise medical bills.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Friday released its March report to Congress.

Historic flooding in parts of the Midwest caused a number of Nebraska hospitals to be inaccessible by ground transportation, the Nebraska Hospital Association said in an email communication yesterday.

In a study of Blue Cross and Blue Shield enrollees reported last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, initial opioid prescriptions declined 54 percent between July 2012 and December 2017.

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., will speak at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting on April 8 in Washington, D.C.

Together, we have a chance to design coordinated systems of support for patients and their families – next-generation care that will build a nation of healthier communities.

he Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission today released its March 2019 report to Congress, which recommends Congress phase in the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital reductions over a longer period and restructure the DSH allotment methodology based on the number of low-income individuals in a state.

A record 33,417 medical school seniors and graduates were matched to U.S. residency positions today through the National Resident Matching Program, 1,518 more than last year.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today

The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association yesterday named Ann-Marie Alameddin as its president and CEO effective April 2.

As our country works to expand health coverage and improve access to care, “Medicare for All” is getting a lot of attention. There are many different flavors so it’s worth diving a little deeper into what “Medicare for All” really means. A new report released on Tuesday shows exactly what one proposed “Medicare for All” bill would do – and how it will impact hospitals, health systems and patients’ access to care.

Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and John Katko, R-N.Y., today introduced the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019 (H.R. 1763) that would add up to 15,000 Medicare-funded residency positions over five years, similar to an AHA-supported bill (S. 348) introduced last month in the Senate.