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Building upon and improving the current system in order to increase access to health coverage is a better way forward than a Medicare for All alternative, panelists said Nov. 17 at U.S. News & World Report's Healthcare of Tomorrow conference in Washington, D.C.

Preserving rural health and advancing health in America go hand-in-hand.

The Administration today released a final rule requiring hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates, along with a proposed rule that would impose new requirements on private insurers in the individual and group markets to publicly disclose negotiated rates and out-of-network allowed amounts, and give their enrollees real-time, personalized access to cost-sharing information.

The House Ways and Means Committee today requested input on priority topics for its Rural and Underserved Communities Health Task Force to consider as it works to improve care delivery and health outcomes in these communities.

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved an antibacterial drug to treat adults with complicated urinary tract infections.

The CDC yesterday updated the number of people with confirmed or probable lung injuries associated with electronic cigarette use or vaping products to 2,172 in 49 states.

A record low 13.7% of U.S. adults smoked cigarettes in 2018, down from 14% in 2017.

Improving prior authorization practices: AHA's call for timely responses, transparent appeals process, and reducing unnecessary complexity and cost.

The National Labor Relations Board should conclude that employee conduct that occurs in a health care setting and violates a lawful employer rule is presumptively unprotected by the National Labor Relations Act.

Physician practices spend an estimated $2.76 billion a year updating provider directory information for health plans, according to a survey released yesterday by CAQH.

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $6 million contract to further develop a novel diagnostics technology to rapidly distinguish bacterial infections from viral infections.

Maryjane Wurth, AHA executive vice president and chief operating officer, will retire next year after a long and distinguished career in the hospital association field, the AHA announced today.

In this AHA blog, Lindsey Dunn Burgstahler, vice president of programming and market intelligence at the AHA Center for Health Innovation, discusses key competencies of transformative heath care leaders and introduces the new AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship program.

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today approved two bipartisan bills to strengthen maternal care and access to care, including in rural areas.  

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths in the United States each year, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

More than 932,000 people selected a 2020 health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-9, including nearly 755,000 last week.

The AHA and Concord Health Partners today announced the launch of a $50 million venture capital fund to invest in early-stage health care companies.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a proposed rule intended to increase oversight and transparency in Medicaid supplemental payment programs, including Disproportionate Share Hospital payments, and how states finance these programs.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon issue guidance that lays out opportunities to test new approaches to delivering and financing care for certain optional adult populations in Medicaid, CMS Administrator Seema Verma said today.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Nov. 19 webinar on Quality Payment Program policies for calendar year 2020.