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Hospitals and health systems may apply through Feb. 19 for the 2019 AHA Equity of Care Award, which recognizes organizations participating in the AHA's #123forEquity campaign for extraordinary success in advancing diversity and equity through data collection, leadership, cultural awareness and…
AHA staff participated this afternoon in a Rural Health Summit convened by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator George Sigounas to receive stakeholder input on addressing rural health challenges such as the opioid epidemic,…
Commenting Friday on the Office of the National Coordinator’s draft strategy to reduce regulatory and administrative burden related to health information technology and electronic health record use, AHA commended the agency for its attention to reducing excessive burden.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors are working to create a registry of crisis intervention beds for people with serious mental illness, SAMHSA announced last week.
The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) today released a consensus-based guide to developing, deploying and supporting cyber-secure medical devices and health information technology across the product lifecycle and improving information sharing between manufacturers and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a mobile app that shows whether fee-for-service Medicare covers a specific medical item or service.
AHA today voiced support for a number of proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs aimed at increasing plan negotiating power to lower drug prices, but emphasized “the importance of strong patient protections to ensure continuity of care, the application of medical necessity,…
The Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces stabilized in 2019, with some increased insurer participation and smaller premium increases compared to 2018.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today published tips for consumers seeking effective treatment for alcohol or drug addiction. The blog post by Anne Herron, acting director of the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, highlights considerations ranging from…
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission today recommended that Congress phase in the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital reductions over a longer period and restructure the DSH allotment methodology based on the number of low-income individuals in a state.