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Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Jon Tester (D-MT) today introduced a Senate companion to the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (S. 258/H.R.
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jon Tester (D-MT), and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced the Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act (S.
The president will request $1.2 billion to combat and prevent antibiotic resistance in his fiscal year 2016 budget proposal, the White House
The Internal Revenue Service yesterday issued a notice that provides limited penalty relief for taxpayers who have a b
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved Indiana’s plan to expand its Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income uninsured adults as an alternative to expanding Medicaid under
A new report from the AHA’s Committee on Research
Maureen Banks will lead the AHA’s Constituency Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation as 2015 chair of its governing council.
The Department of Health and Human Services aims to tie 30% of Medicare fee-for-service payments to alternative payment models and 85% to quality or value by 2016, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell
The AHA today called a House discussion draft of legislation to improve Medicare’s coverage and payment for telehealth services “a step in the right direction,” and applauded the members of a House
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should not proceed with a potential rule for occupational exposure to infectious diseases in health care and other related work settings unless it
A new toolkit developed by AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides practical, science-based resources to help dialysis ce
AHA News has launched news.aha.org, a new and improved website with the most important news
Maribeth McLaughlin R.N., chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh, will lead the AHA's Constituency Section for Maternal and
States last March reported enrolling more than 3.2 million newly eligible adults in Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act’s new adult eligibility group, according to
AHA members and others can access a webcast on the association's 2015 Environmental Scan, which identifies emerging trends to help hospital and health care leaders plan strategically.
The AHA has extended to Jan. 30 the deadline for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey.
Wright Lassiter III, president of Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, will lead the AHA's Section for Metropolitan Hospitals as 2015 chair of its governing council.