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The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2713) and the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (H.R. 4365). Supported by the AHA and its American Organization of Nurse Executives, H.R.
Anthem's proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna's proposed acquisition of Humana would collectively quash competition in insurance markets across 24 states, according to an updated analysis released today by the American Medical Association. The analysis is based on the association’s…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights recently issued Frequently Asked Questions on language access requirements under its final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. Section 1557 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national…
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response today announced partnerships with two companies to develop new antibiotics and diagnostic tests in response to the increasing number of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has distributed about $2.5 million in laboratory supplies and equipment to enhance the nation’s capacity to test for Zika virus, the agency announced today. Forty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and nine Department of…
Changes to the Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act (H.R. 3298) do not go far enough to address the underlying problems with the legislation, AHA today told the bill’s sponsors, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI).
As urged by the AHA, X12 voted last night on a solution for reporting the new unique device identifier on health care claims that will allow tracking of medical devices for safety reasons, while minimizing disruptions to automated claims processing.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today held a hearing on laboratory developed tests, which are developed, validated and performed by individual laboratories, including hospital laboratories, when commercial diagnostic tests do not exist or meet clinical needs.
The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care today kicked off a two-day summit focused on the future of advanced illness care. Addressing attendees, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack called for policy changes to help palliative care initiatives.
A DC federal court trial judge today denied the government’s request to delay further proceedings in a case brought by the AHA and three hospital organizations to compel the Department of Health and Human Services to meet its congressionally mandated deadlines for reviewing Medicare…