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Tt the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity’s National Leadership and Education Conference in Chicago, several hundred hospital leaders, diversity practitioners and leaders in the diversity field came together for three days of thought-provoking discussions and workshops.

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack opened the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity’s National Leadership & Education Conference today by affirming the AHA’s commitment to health equity, diversity and inclusion.

The Senate Appropriations Committee today voted 30-1 to approve legislation that would provide $179.3 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2019.

AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand the data it makes available through standard analytic files and to share currently available data on a timelier basis.

In a report issued today, the Government Accountability Office recommended that the Health Resources and Services Administration take additional steps to ensure contract pharmacies comply with 340B drug savings program requirements.

An estimated 23% of U.S. adults under age 65 met federal guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening leisure-time activity between 2010 and 2015.

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today advanced legislation to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program, and federal workforce development programs for nurses and health professionals.

The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the first in a series of hearings on how to reduce health care costs, which will examine administrative costs and waste, how to improve transparency, private sector solutions and other issues.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved for Oklahoma the first state Medicaid plan amendment to allow supplemental rebate agreements involving value-based purchasing arrangements with drug makers.

Hospitals and health systems are invited to apply for the 2019 AHA Quest for Quality Prize, which recognizes extraordinary health care leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health in communities.

The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on strategies to reduce prescription drug costs and encourage innovation and competition in the market.

AHA today expressed substantial concerns with proposed reforms to the inpatient rehabilitation facility patient assessment process and case-mix systems for fiscal year 2020 included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ FY 2019 proposed rule for the IRF prospective payment system.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed patient-driven payment model for skilled nursing facilities would increase overall payment accuracy, especially for the medically complex patients treated by hospital-based providers, but needs refinement.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced several new Medicaid program integrity initiatives.

Markets that are less consolidated or less aligned vertically tend to have higher costs, while markets with well-organized provider networks tend to have lower costs, according to a new study.

The AHA today submitted comments on the long-term care hospital payment and quality reporting provisions included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule for the hospital inpatient and LTCH prospective payment system for fiscal year 2019.

AHA today recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services convene a multi-stakeholder process to advance price transparency in health care.

AHA today voiced support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposals to remove certain quality measures from the inpatient psychiatric facility quality reporting program in fiscal year 2019.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Friday signed legislation that would require able-bodied adults aged 19 to 62 to work or participate in training or community service an average 80 hours per month to continue qualifying for Medicaid under the Healthy Michigan program.

The AHA today submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2019, offering key recommendations with respect to Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital payment, CAR T-cell therapy, rural hospitals, the wage index, hospital quality reporting and value programs, and electronic health information exchange.