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The nation’s three leading credit reporting agencies have agreed to wait 180 days before reporting medical debt on a consumer’s credit report and to remove the debt from the report afte

Overall hospital prices increased 0.4% in February, and were 0.4% higher than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

The Food and Drug Administration today issued final guidance for makers of reusable duoden

Hospitals paid under the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system can

Nearly two-thirds of Americans diagnosed with cancer survive for five or more years, according to a

A new AHA guide offers hospital leaders a model for hospital-based violence intervention that can be tailore

The AHA today released a new report detailing the 24/7 role of America’s hospitals and the challenges threatening this essential part of the nation’s

The Internal Revenue Service yesterday posted guidance finalizing, with modifications, the correction and disclosure

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated an online tool that produces health profiles for all U.S

Hospitals participating in the Florida Hospital Association’s Hospital Engagement Network improved care for more than 27,500 patients over three years, avoiding an estimated $170 million in h

Rhode Island hospitals contributed $6.9 billion to the state's economy in 2013, according to a new report by the Hospital Association of Rhod

A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers March 10 introduced legislation that the AHA said would improve the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) by factoring sociodemographic status into hospital readmission rates.

Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Reps. Jim Renacci (R-OH) and Eliot Engel (D-NY) today introduced AHA-supported legislation (S.

The AHA March 10 expressed support for legislation, S.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) March 10 an

Nearly 11.7 million consumers selected or were re-enrolled in a 2015 health plan through HealthCare.gov or the state-based marketplaces as of Feb.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should seek legislation to reduce swing-bed reimbursement rates for critical access hospitals from 101% of reasonable costs to the daily rates paid

Enrollment last fall increased 10.4% in “RN-to-BSN” programs and 26.2% in practice-focused doctoral programs as nurses returned to school in record numbers to develop their skills, the

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued

The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care has extended its TV buy for another week, as Congress begins to ramp up discussions about a physician payment fix.