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Commenting today on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule implementing the Affordable Care Act’s reductions to the state Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital allotments, AHA said it continues to advocate for the repeal of the reductions and urged the agency…
The number of federally-approved opioid treatment programs, which are qualified to dispense methadone and buprenorphine for opioid use disorders, increased 39% between 2003 and 2016, according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. About 10% of all…
A new resource from the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust and Association for Community Health Improvement highlights innovative strategies that hospitals and health systems are using to promote safe and stable housing for vulnerable populations. “The links between housing…
The Iowa Department of Insurance this week asked the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Health and Human Services to approve a Section 1332 waiver for a stopgap measure to help stabilize the state’s individual health insurance market in 2018. The state proposes to redistribute the estimated…
Bella Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling all lots of unexpired sterile drug products due to lack of sterility assurance, the Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. The products were distributed to health care facilities nationwide.
The recipients of the 2017 Circle of Life Award, Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership, Equity of Care Award, and AHA NOVA Award are spotlighted in new videos on the AHA's YouTube channel. The awards were presented last month at the AHA Leadership Summit in San…
Leaders from Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals, a safety-net hospital system in Queens, NY, will share how to apply value-based principles to radiology during a Sept. 14 webinar hosted by the AHA's Physician Leadership Forum and the American College of Radiology. For more information or to register…
Arizona hospitals contribute nearly $24 billion to the state and local economy and account for nearly 177,000 full-time jobs, according to a new report prepared for the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association by Rounds Consulting Group. “This report makes clear that Arizona hospitals are…
The AHA's Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management has elected as its chair-elect for 2018 Robert Taylor, senior vice president of supply chain at RWJBarnabas Health in Oceanport, NJ. As chair-elect, Taylor will become chair of the AHRMM board in 2019. The AHA personal…
As urged by the AHA and others, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services advisory panel today recommended that the agency not finalize for 2018 a proposal that would drastically cut Medicare payments for drugs acquired under the 340B Drug Pricing Program. In July, CMS proposed to pay…