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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is suspending (https://www.cms.gov/search/cms?keys=MIPS+activities+suspended) eight improvement activities for the 2025 performance year for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System under the Physician Fee Schedule.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., spoke about the need to shorten the length of the drug approval process and the use of artificial intelligence, among other topics, during the AHA Annual Membership Meeting.

Jennifer Mendrzycki, president and CEO of TMC Health, Robert Vissers, M.D., president and CEO of Boulder Community Health, and Kristin Horvath, AHA senior associate director of federal relations, joined host Aimee Kuhlman, AHA vice president of advocacy and grassroots, to discuss the importance of advocating on behalf of hospitals and health systems and successful approaches to advocacy and grassroots.

Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal spoke about navigating difficult situations as a leader, sharing examples from his military experience and how it could translate to leading hospitals and health systems.

Though seasonal flu activity is low or minimal across the country, 216 pediatric deaths associated with seasonal influenza virus infection have been tallied so far for the 2024-2025 season, accordi

The AHA today presented two federal hospital leaders with awards recognizing outstanding service to the health care field.

In this conversation, Aaron Lewandowski, M.D., emergency medicine physician and the emergency medicine stroke representative at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, and Alex Chebl, M.D., interventi

The 2025 AHA Annual Membership Meeting began today with Joanne Conroy, M.D., president and CEO of Dartmouth Health and 2024 AHA board chair, discussing the importance of delivering care as hospital

Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas, and Rep.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, participated in a fireside chat during the afternoon plenary session today at the 2025 AHA Annual Membership meeting.

Stacey Hughes, AHA's executive vice president for government relations and public policy, discussed key issues being considered on Capitol Hill that would impact hospitals and health systems, inclu

Leaders from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services discussed issues on the agency’s agenda in a fireside chat moderated by Ashley Thompson, AHA senior vice president, public policy analy

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Economic issues for hospitals, including the impact of tariffs and the resiliency of supply chains, were the focus of a panel conversation hosted by Doug Holtz-Eakin, former director of the Congres

John Ashbrook, founding partner, Cavalry LLC, and co-host of the Ruthless Podcast, yesterday moderated a panel discussion between Leigh Ann Caldwell, chief Washington correspondent, Puck; Jonathan

AHA presents variety of awards recognizing leaders across the health care field

President Trump today released his discretionary spending budget blueprint for fiscal year 2026.

The U.S. has had 935 confirmed cases of measles so far this year, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Older adults may be in circumstances that exacerbate challenges to accessing behavioral health care and have complex needs that can complicate behavioral health treatment.

The AHA has released several resources that can be used to educate members of Congress and community stakeholders about the potential effects of harmful cuts and changes to Medicaid.