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The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association and a coalition of national and state consumer organizations and unions have raised concerns about the proposed Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers and health insurance consolidation in general.
The National Academy of Medicine’s “Vital Signs” report offers “a promising roadmap for developing a more rational measurement system,” Rich Umbdenstock, AHA past president and CEO, says in a Health Affairs Blog post contributed to by five health care leaders…
Nick Turkal, M.D., president and CEO of Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, is 2016 chairman of the AHA's Constituency Section for Health Care Systems. Turkal also has served as Aurora’s chief medical officer and metro region president, and before that was vice president for academic affairs and…
The AHA today urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to withdraw its draft recommendation to reduce Part B drug payment rates to hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. “This recommendation is outside of the scope of MedPAC’s mission, lacks a clear purpose and penalizes…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced 121 new Medicare Accountable Care Organization participants, including 21 that will begin participating this year in a new Next Generation ACO model.
The proposed mergers of health insurance companies Aetna and Humana and Anthem and Cigna “are likely to substantially lessen competition in numerous health insurance markets in the U.S., to the detriment of consumers,” the American Antitrust Institute told the Department of Justice…
The White House Friday held a “Dialog on Men’s Health” to focus attention on the need to encourage men to be proactive about their health. Topics ranged from prevention and health coverage to the need for men to pay more attention to their physical and mental health. In addition…
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management and Health Research & Educational Trust encourage all hospitals that have not completed the groups’ survey about efforts to address health care disparities and improve diversity management practices to do so by Jan. 22. Hospital CEOs…
Every single day the men and women who lead America’s hospitals are confronted with a full plate of urgent problems that require their immediate attention. Dealing with these challenges makes a daily difference in the lives of patients, employees, physicians and the community. The work they…
Nearly 11.3 million Americans selected a 2016 health plan between Nov. 1 and Dec. 26 using HealthCare.gov or a state-based platform, according to a new report by the Department of Health and Human Services. About 35% of enrollees were under age 35 and 27% were selecting a health plan…