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With the clock ticking on the proposed Jan.

A bipartisan majority of lawmakers have delivered a strong message to the Centers

Integrating and improving behavioral health continues to be at the top of mind for hospitals and health systems, but having the right providers in place for patients

Hospitals and health systems across the country are addressing the behavioral health needs of their patients and communities.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness first began in 1979 as a small group of families who gathered together to discuss mental health.

As the new president and CEO of AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET), I am thrilled that HRET has been selected as one of 16 national, regional or state hospital associations, Quality I

Tucked away in legislation passed to keep the federal government running is critical funding for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, or CARA.

In 1990, the U.S.

A powerful example of hospital collaboration for better patient care is what we were able to accomplish through the Hospital Engagement Network, or HEN, part of the federal Partnership for Patients

It was great to see Rich Umbdenstock, the AHA’s president emeritus, this week at the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care’s summit on the future of advanced illness

Every day, America’s hospitals and health systems are on the front lines of combatting the epidemic of addiction to prescription opioids or heroin.

Hospital leaders earlier this week came to Washington for an AHA-hosted Advocacy Day briefing that laid the groundwork for meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Front and center in those talks were our concerns about stopping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from moving forward with proposed regulations implementing “site-neutral” payment for new off-campus provider-based outpatient departments.

Today, hundreds of hospital leaders are reaching out to their members of Congress to talk about the challenges facing their patients and communities.

This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of that fateful day when hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and western Pennsylvania received the call to

Several health insurers, both large and small, have announced

“New Medicare Law to

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has a responsibility to provide fair and equitable compensation to hospitals for the care they provide to Medicare patients.

Over the past two decades – and the past five years in particular – a national discussion emerged that focused on managing rising health care costs.

Olympic athletes have natural talent, dedication and drive – and every four years their skills are on display for all the world to see.

Are your hospital’s volunteers teaming up with others in your community to help the people you serve become healthier?