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The Senate Finance Committee today approved by voice vote the Chairman’s Mark&nb
A lack of prompt payment by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and its contractors “hinders access to care for veterans who need non-VA services and undermines the viability of non-VA ho
AHA Executive Vice President Rick Pollack recently talked to AHA News about the funding challenges facing hospitals.
The House Ways and Means Committee today approved 10 health care-related
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to quickly finalize the shorter, 90-day reporting period for 2015 meaningful use of electronic health records and other proposal
Medicare claims processing systems are ready to accept ICD-10 claims on Oct.
Leaders of the Senate Special Committee on Aging yesterday expressed concerns with the Food and Drug Administration’s draft guidance for compounding and repackaging biologics.
The AHA today participated in a White House
The ban on physician referral to hospitals in which they have an ownership interest helps ensure hospitals are able to care for their communities, AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock explains in
The Colorado Supreme Court yesterday upheld the governor’s authority to exercise the opt out of Medicare’s physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists.
The AHA today urged leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee not to reduce outlier payments to long-term care hospitals to pay for certain exceptions to the moratorium on new LTCH beds and fac
The AHA today expressed support for five Medicare Advantage bills to be marked up tomorrow: H.R. 2505, 2506, 2507, 2579 and 2581.
Senate Committee on Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today released his
The United States Pharmacopeial Convention should relegate its proposed general chapter on hazardous drug handling in health care settings to a “best practice” rather than an enforceabl
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released
Fairview Youth Grief Services offers support groups and education for families rocked by profound loss.
The AHA today urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to finalize proposals in the 2015 Edition rule to increase the transparency and reliability of certified
Adults with serious psychological distress are up to 10 times more likely to have limitations in their daily living activities, four times more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,