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States are making it easier to enroll in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, but many must still establish automated renewal processes and smooth data transfers between Medi

Minnesota hospitals and health systems contributed nearly $4.2 billion in programs and services to benefit the health of their communities in 2013, a 5.4% increase from 2012, according to a new

Congress should replace the flawed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) for physician payment with a system that adequately reimburses physicians over the long haul, AHA President and CEO Rich Um

Palmetto Health in Columbia, S.C., will receive the 2014 Foster G.

The 2015 AHA Environmental Scan provides insight and information about market forces that have a high probability of affecting the health care field.

The hospital field is broad and diverse, and each organization may bring its own solutions to the challenges presented in its community, says AHA Chairman Jonathan Perlin, M.D.

The AHA today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Supreme Court, asking the court to revive the “weakened competitor” doctrine that encourages lower courts to look beyond market sh

Before reducing relative humidity in operating rooms below 30%, hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers should consider the effects on equipment and supplies, according to new

The Food and Drug Administration today advised against routine use of bone graft substitut

More than 7.1 million individuals and families selected a health plan (or were automatically re-enrolled) through the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace between Nov. 15 and Jan.

Kansas hospitals directly employ 84,210 people and support nearly 68,000 additional jobs in other sectors, according to a new

At an AHA briefing Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C., hospital and business leaders discussed the many ways hospitals are adapting to a changing health care landscape.

The AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance has released the results of its 2014 National Health Care Governance Survey.

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At an AHA briefing today in Washington, D.C.

Hospital discharge planning tools should incorporate the judgment of clinicians and be administratively feasible, according to a new AHA

The health care sector added 34,100 new jobs in December and saw upward revisions of 17,800 jobs in October and November, resulting in the highest three-month gain since 2002, according to the late

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued a Frequently Asked Questions do

The Department of Health and Human Services Friday issued a factsheet&

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday released online resources to help hospitals assess and promote healthy food and physical activity options.