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The House today voted 344-77 to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, H.R. 6. The legislation is intended to overhaul drug development.Among other provisions, the bill would provide $1.75 billion per year for the National Institutes of Health and $110 million per year for the Food and Drug…
The House of Representatives today voted 344-77 to approve the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6). Among other provisions, the bill would provide $1.75 billion per year for the National Institutes of Health and $110 million per year for the Food and Drug Administration through a five-year, fully…
The departments of the Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services today finalized regulations regarding coverage of certain preventive services without cost sharing under the Affordable Care Act.
President Obama yesterday announced his intent to nominate Andy Slavitt for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator. Currently CMS’s principal deputy administrator, Slavitt has served as acting administrator since Marilyn Tavenner stepped down in March.
Based on a review of new safety information, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced it is strengthening an existing label warning that non-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke. Available by prescription and over the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will provide an update on ICD-10 implementation during a National Provider Call Aug. 27 at 2:30 p.m. ET. Experts from the AHA and American Health Information Management Association also will offer coding guidance and tips during the call. To register…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed a new payment model that would bundle payment to acute care hospitals for hip and knee replacement surgery. Under the proposed five-year Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, the hospital in which the joint replacement…
The nation must make rapid progress on developing secure, efficient sharing of health information, not only for improving care, but also for engaging patients and supporting new models of care, according to a report released today by the AHA’s Interoperability Advisory Group. The report notes…
Prescription drug prices were 5.3% higher in May than a year ago, by far the highest growth rate for any health care category, according to the latest Economic Indicators from Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending.
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust today announced it will create an online community designed to help strengthen care transitions. “Huddle for Care,” funded by a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, seeks to accelerate the dissemination of ideas…