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The National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic last week held a webinar on the work it will undertake over the next two years to share knowledge, align initiatives and advance multisector solutions to improve outcomes for those impacted by the opioid…
National health expenditures are projected to grow an average 5.5 percent annually during 2018-2027, outpacing average projected growth in gross domestic product by 0.8 percentage point.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the deadline for submitting third-quarter data to the Post-Acute Care Quality Reporting Program.
The Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine will waive all tuition for the full four years of school for its first five classes.
The AHA today unveiled a set of principles to help inform the ongoing federal policy debate regarding surprise billing.
“The last thing a patient should worry about in a health crisis is an unanticipated medical bill,” said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack. “We must protect patients from…
National hospital organizations, including the AHA, today urged congressional leaders to delay the start of the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital cuts that are scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2020.
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider alternative payment solutions to promote beneficiary access to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy and other new technologies.
Commenting today on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020, the AHA said it remains committed to ensuring that consumers have access to comprehensive coverage through the health insurance marketplaces.
The AHA Friday shared recommendations for developing a unified post-acute care prospective payment system as required by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.
The AHA today voiced support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to rescind plans to implement the Health Plan Identifier and Other Entity Identifier in electronic health care transactions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.