There are now 602 cases in the Utah measles outbreak, the state’s Department of Health and Human Services reported April 14.
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Two days from now, the AHA will welcome more than 1,000 health care leaders to our 2026 Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
The AHA April 16 announced that it will present its 2026 Award of Honor to Carolyn Clancy, M.D., former director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and The John A. Hartford Foundation. Both recipients will be honored during a ceremony April 20 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Americans across 43 states enrolled in health plans from the nation’s four largest commercial health insurers face potential disparities in finding in-network coverage for mental health care and substance use disorder treatment relative to physical health care, according to the Mental Health Parity Index released by the Kennedy Forum.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released an updated request for applications for the Long-term Enhanced ACO Design Model, or LEAD.
President Trump April 16 announced that Erica Schwartz, M.D., has been nominated for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. April 16 testified during two House hearings on the HHS fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, which requests $111.1 billion.
The Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group has released a guide on third-party artificial intelligence risk and AI supply chain transparency.
A Health Affairs report published April 6 examined how changes in patient cost-sharing liability can impact 
The International Hospital Federation is accepting nominations for its 2026 awards through April 24.
The AHA today announced that it will present Harsh K.
Mary Kate Daly, senior vice president and chief of community health of the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities at Ann & Robert H.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 13 announced that more than 150 organizations have been accepted to participate in the launch of its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective Scalable Solutions Model, or ACCESS. T
The AHA and dozens of other organizations April 14 sent a letter of support to Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Mike Kelly, R-Pa., for their introduction of the Chronic Care Management Improvement Act.
The AHA will present Jonathan B. Perlin, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Joint Commission, with its Distinguished Service Award during the 2026 AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
David Stark, chief of government and external affairs and philanthropy officer at UnityPoint Health, shares how a major philanthropic investment is helping expand mental health services for children and adolescents.
The AHA announced April 13 that Deborah Bowen, president and CEO of the American College of Healthcare Executives, along with four retiring state hospital association executives, will receive its 2026 AHA Board of Trustees Award during the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., for their contributions to the AHA and the health care field.
The AHA April 13 provided comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability Draft Version 7, a standardized set of data elements that are intended to support nationwide interoperable electronic data exchange.
More than 1,000 leaders from hospitals and health systems across the country will gather in Washington, D.C., early next week at the 2026 AHA Annual Membership Meeting.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 released a