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Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health, will address the AHA Annual Membership Meeting during the afternoon Federal Forum Plenary on Monday, May 4. For more on the AHA meeting, May 3-6 in Washington, D.C., or to register, click here.
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock yesterday signed legislation (SB405) expanding Medicaid coverage to residents aged 19 to 64 with incomes below 138% of the federal poverty level. Under the new law, those who enroll in the Medicaid expansion plan will pay a premium equal to 2% of their income to help fund…
May 1 is the final day that all hospitals can submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey. Hospitals are asked to complete the survey even if they did not experience recovery audit contractor activity during the first quarter of this year. The free web-based survey helps AHA measure the impact of…
The chairmen of the House and Senate Budget committees today released a fiscal year 2016 budget conference agreement, which they said would balance the budget within 10 years while saving more than $5 trillion and repealing the Affordable Care Act.
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today released draft legislative text for their 21st Century Cures initiative, which they expect to review at a hearing tomorrow with representatives from the National Institutes of Health and Food and Drug Administration.
The White House National Security Council today held a meeting with health care and environmental stakeholders to address challenges with Ebola-related waste management and disposal. Discussion items included sharing the science-risk of managing waste from Ebola patients; risks during handling,…
Hospitals can update their organizational information for the AHA Guide online through June 1. An email with instructions for accessing the online tool is being sent to the CEO or primary contact at each hospital listed in the AHA Guide. For more information, contact Dianna Doyle, AHA director of…
HCA today announced it will give up to $1 million to support the Nepal earthquake relief efforts of three international disaster relief organizations. The health system will match up to $500,000 of donations from HCA employees and vendors to the American Red Cross, and donate $250,000 each to…
The Senate next week could consider the “Trade Promotion Authority” bill, which partly would pay for the cost of extending the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program by imposing additional sequestration cuts on Medicare.TAA is a program that, among other things, provides tax credits…
Hospital and health system leaders from across the country are coming to Washington, D.C., for the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, May 3-6, and to carry hospitals’ advocacy message of relief, reform and resources to their legislators and staff on Capitol Hill.