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Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women and children for all major racial and ethnic groups, according to the latest
The Kansas House of Representatives today failed by three votes to override the governor’s veto of legislation to expand Medicaid eligibility to low-income uninsured adults.
April is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about the health disparities tha
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services March 30 issued a
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today proposed delaying the effecti
An experimental DNA vaccine to protect against disease caused by Zika infection has advanced to a larger study in humans, which will further evaluate the vaccine’s safety and immune response
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The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance has launched a new informational series focused on organ, eye and tissue donation topics relevant to senior health care leaders.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule addressin
The AHA today urged further study before the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission votes on a recommendation that Congress implement a unified post-acute care (PAC) prospective payment system (PPS)
The AHA today urged further study before the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission votes on a recommendation that Congress implement a unified post-acute care prospective payment system by 2021.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will exercise enforcement discretion until May 30 with respect to new data reporting requirements for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests paid unde
President Trump yesterday issued an executive order<
A coalition of more than 100 organizations, including the AHA and its American Organization of Nurse Executives subsidiary, today recommended House and Senate appropriators provide $7.48 billion in
The AHA’s Association for Community Health Improvement has updated its
The AHA’s American Society for Healthcare Engineering is accepting applications through April 1 for its 2017 Energy to Care
Oregon community hospitals provide or support 117,000 jobs and contribute $9.6 billion to the state’s economy, according to a
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended through April 7 its request for comments on a draft pediatric care model concept for children and youth covered by Medicaid and the Sta
The Kansas legislature today approved bipartisan legislation (HB 2044) to expand Medicaid eligibility to uninsure