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Jan 28, 2015
Withdrawing health insurance subsidies in states with a federally facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace “would be a disaster for millions of lower- and middle-income Americans,” the
Jan 28, 2015
Hospitals and other facilities that have already submitted 2014 patient safety and long-term care data to the National Healthcare Safety Network should print their completed surveys before the netw
Jan 28, 2015
About 9.5 million consumers selected or were re-enrolled in a health plan during the first two months of open enrollment in the 2015 Health Insurance Marketplace, according to
Jan 28, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar tomorrow at 12 p.m.
Jan 28, 2015
Every year the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA), like many other state, metropolitan and regional hospital associations across the country, releases an annual report that describes the many
Jan 27, 2015
Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Jon Tester (D-MT) today introduced a Senate companion to the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (S. 258/H.R.
Jan 27, 2015
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jon Tester (D-MT), and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced the Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act (S.
Jan 27, 2015
The president will request $1.2 billion to combat and prevent antibiotic resistance in his fiscal year 2016 budget proposal, the White House
Jan 27, 2015
The Internal Revenue Service yesterday issued a notice that provides limited penalty relief for taxpayers who have a b
Jan 27, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved Indiana’s plan to expand its Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income uninsured adults as an alternative to expanding Medicaid under
Jan 27, 2015
A new report from the AHA’s Committee on Research
Jan 27, 2015
Maureen Banks will lead the AHA’s Constituency Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation as 2015 chair of its governing council.
Jan 26, 2015
The Department of Health and Human Services aims to tie 30% of Medicare fee-for-service payments to alternative payment models and 85% to quality or value by 2016, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell
Jan 26, 2015
The AHA today called a House discussion draft of legislation to improve Medicare’s coverage and payment for telehealth services “a step in the right direction,” and applauded the members of a House
Jan 26, 2015
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should not proceed with a potential rule for occupational exposure to infectious diseases in health care and other related work settings unless it
Jan 26, 2015
A new toolkit developed by AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides practical, science-based resources to help dialysis ce
Jan 26, 2015
AHA News has launched news.aha.org, a new and improved website with the most important news
Jan 26, 2015
Maribeth McLaughlin R.N., chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh, will lead the AHA's Constituency Section for Maternal and
Jan 23, 2015
States last March reported enrolling more than 3.2 million newly eligible adults in Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act’s new adult eligibility group, according to