Critical access hospitals that did not achieve meaningful use in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program for the 2016 reporting period or receive a hardship exception will see their Medicare payments reduced to 100% of their reasonable costs in fiscal year 2018.
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National hospital organizations, including the AHA, today urged Congress to include in the short-term continuing resolution under consideration this week a two-year delay in Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts.
Joan Coffman, president and CEO of Hospital Sisters Health System St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, IL, will lead the AHA's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2018.
The Federal Communications Commission is accepting comments through Feb.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this evening on a continuing resolution fun
The Federal Communications Commission this week identified unserved rural areas eligible for up to
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 AHA will present its 2017 Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Bryan Slaba, CEO of Wagner Community Memorial Hospital Avera in Wagner, SD, at its
The Federal Communication Commission today agreed to issue a proposed rule that wo
The Federal Communications Commission and National Cancer Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding that will focus on how
The Federal Communication Commission today released a draft notice of proposed rulemaking and order that
The AHA today released a guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders implement an emerging s
Today is National Rural Health Day , an annual event spotlighting the unique health care needs and access and delivery challenges of Ameri
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today announced a
Rural hospital and health system leaders today received an update on their legislative and policy priorities at an AHA Rural Hospital Policy Forum before meeting with their representatives on Capitol Hill.
The Health Resources and Services Administration today recognized 10 states whose cr
The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, in partnership with the AHA, Pew Charitable Trusts and Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, today issued
The AHA will present its 2016 Rural Hospital Leadership Award to Rodney Nelson, president and CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System in St.