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In an evaluation of 49 top-selling brand-name drugs, 28 of the drugs available since 2012 saw an increase in insurer and out-of-pocket costs of more than 50 percent by 2017 and 16 more than doubled in price, according to a study reported Friday in JAMA Network Open.

The AHA Center for Health Innovation will present the 2019 TRUST Award to A. Marc Harrison, M.D., president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare, July 25 for his visionary leadership in helping contribute to a society of healthy communities where each individual reaches their highest potential for health.

Hospitals and health systems foster the development of healthy life all around them.  They are caregivers foremost – working tirelessly to advance the cause of good health for patients and communities. They are economic anchors – providing jobs and partnering with businesses to bolster the local economy. And they are researchers and bridge-builders – meeting the health needs of their surrounding communities by working closely with traditional and non-traditional partners. 

The Food and Drug Administration today published a notice seeking comment through July 30 on a potential change to the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.

Community-based organizations and others can apply through July 15 for funding to address maternal health disparities and improve outcomes.

A federal task force created by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to recommend updates to best practices for managing chronic and acute pain yesterday issued its final report, which calls for an individualized, patient-centered approach.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday reported 971 cases of measles so far this year, the most since 1992.

The American Society for Health Care Engineering in July will present its 2019 Energy Champion Award for outstanding leadership in energy efficiency to Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee.

There’s no question that hospitals and health systems face a number of challenges.

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline for U.S. men, women and children, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.

After increasing for almost two decades, the annual number of new diabetes cases in U.S. adults fell by 35 percent between 2008 and 2017, to 1.3 million.

The AHA will kick off Community Health Improvement Week with a free webinar Monday at 4 p.m. ET on Creating a Culture of Population Health.

May 31 is the last day for organizations to submit applications for the 2019 AHA Innovation Challenge.

Eight national organizations representing health care, business and coverage providers, including the AHA, yesterday urged Congress to quickly establish a premium reduction/reinsurance program to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market.

Commenting on the rate-setting provision of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s legislative proposal to address surprise medical bills, the AHA, America’s Essential Hospitals, Association of

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued a final rule updating Medicare and Medicaid requirements for the more than 100 Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in 31 states, the first major update since 2006.

Dayton-area hospitals treated about 130 people for storm-related injuries after tornadoes struck the area Monday night, according to WHIO-TV.

Responding today to a House Energy and Commerce Committee request for information on its No Surprises Act draft legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills, the AHA said it shares the committee’s objective of protecting patients from balance billing in certain circumstances by out-of-network providers and limiting patient cost-sharing to the in-network amount, but expressed concern with the draft legislation’s approach to determining reimbursement for out-of-network providers.

President Trump last week released an executive order directing relevant agencies to update procedures, guidance or regulations to ensure that ineligible non-citizens do not receive means-tested public benefits, including Medicaid.

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Friday issued a factsheet on HIPAA requirements for business associates under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.