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The first performance period for the clinician Quality Payment Program mandated by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act ends on Dec. 31.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Jan.
Clarity is important in health care.
The AHA today urged Congress to include in year-end legislation a number of policies that impact hospitals and health systems and the patients they serve.
The House of Representatives today voted 227-203 to approve the conference report for the Tax Cuts an
The Food and Drug Administration today finalized a 2015 proposed rule requiring manufacturers to provide additional scientific data to support the safety and effectiveness of certain active ingredi
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights yesterday released new guidance
The National Labor Relations Board Friday rei
The AHA invites applications through Feb.
House and Senate Republican conferees Friday released the conference report for legislation to overha
House Republicans Friday reached an agreement with the current administration and certain states in their lawsuit challenging the Obama administration for reimbursing insurers for cost-sharing redu
The AHA today outlined its opposition to a potential policy under consideration by Congress that would cut payments to hospitals treating hospice patients.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will no longer accept or renew state proposals for section 1115 Medicaid demonstrations that rely on federal matching funds for health programs previous
In an op-ed piece responding to a USA Today editor
The AHA will present its 2017 Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Bryan Slaba, CEO of Wagner Community Memorial Hospital Avera in Wagner, SD, at its
Congress has crafted a compromise tax reform bill based on the versions passed by the House and Senate. What are the implications for America’s hospitals and health systems?
The National Labor Relations Board yesterday overruled
Medicare will cover skilled nursing facility care without a three-day inpatient hospital stay for certain beneficiaries affected by this month’s wildfires in southern California, the Centers for Me
Clinical staff working in ambulatory care settings have a new resource to improve the quality and safety of care transitions, especially for patients with chronic conditions. The
The National Ebola Training and Education Center will offer a tuition-free workshop Jan.