AHA News has launched news.aha.org, a new and improved website with the most important news that hospital and health system leaders need to know. The website includes breaking news on the latest legislative and regulatory developments impacting hospitals; features highlighting the many ways hospitals serve their communities; opinions from AHA leaders on issues important to hospitals; multimedia stories and more. Users also can search the AHA News Now archives. 

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The AHA’s Circle of Life Award  celebrates innovative organizations that provide direct patient care for patients with serious or life-limiting illness…
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Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, introduced the Rural Maternity Options for Medical Support Act on May 19. The bill would guarantee that beds used solely for labor…
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The House Education and Workforce Committee May 21 unanimously passed the Transparency in Billing Act (H.R. 8684). The bill would require off-campus hospital…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 20 released a proposed rule that would modify policies governing Medicaid state-directed…
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A lawsuit filed May 19 by 25 states and the District of Columbia against the Department of Education claims that the agency’s final rule establishing new…
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The AHA May 20 provided comments to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for a hearing on the physician fee schedule, the Medicare Access…