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Kansas hospitals directly employ 83,867 people and support more than 69,000 additional jobs in other sectors, according to a new report from the Kansas Hospital Association. This employment generates $8.5 billion in income and $2.8 billion in retail sales for the state's economy, the report…
Connecticut hospitals contributed $21.3 billion to the state and local economies in 2014, according to a new report by the Connecticut Hospital Association. Hospitals in the state provide 55,000 jobs and produce another 53,000 jobs outside the hospital. In addition to generating $10.9 billion…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week issued interim guidelines for U.S. health care providers caring for pregnant women who recently traveled to areas with Zika virus transmission.
The proposed merger between health insurers Aetna and Humana would greatly reduce market competition for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in the markets they serve, according to a new analysis by the Center for American Progress. “The Medicare Advantage market is currently highly concentrated,” the…
In a commentary last week in Modern Healthcare, Bruce Vladeck, former head of the Health Care Financing Administration (now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), took aim at a recent study claiming to find a relationship between hospital market concentration and commercial p
The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on its Committee on Governance, Regional Policy Boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in 2017. Interested trustees are invited to view the Invitation for Trustee Involvement and submit an application through Feb. 24…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today posted updated hardship exception applications for eligible hospitals, critical access hospitals and providers participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. According to the agency, the new applications are more…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday published its long-awaited final rule implementing Affordable Care Act changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and Medicaid reimbursement for covered outpatient drugs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today published a notice explaining its fiscal year 2004 outlier fixed-loss threshold rulemaking for inpatient prospective payment system hospitals, as required by two federal courts last year in cases brought by hospitals challenging the…
Administrative simplification can improve the patient experience and reduce costs, but requires cultural, operational and policy changes to achieve these goals, according to an AHA Trendwatch report released today. The report provides an overview of administrative simplification and its…