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House holds hearing on AHA-supported bill to address newborn opioid dependency
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today held a hear
House Appropriations Committee approves HHS funding bill
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday voted 30-21 to approve legislation that wo
Senate Appropriations Committee approves HHS funding bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee today voted 16-14 to approve
Congress passes trade bill without extension of Medicare sequester
The House of Representatives today voted 286-138 to approve a Trade Adjustment Assistance bill without extending the sequester on Medicare in 2024 to pay for the bill.
AHA urges Congress to reject any effort to redirect Veterans Choice funding
In a letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee, the AHA June 24 urged Congress to reject any request by the Depar
Supreme Court rules in favor of continued subsidies in King v. Burwell
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Committee approves rural hospital and emergency psychiatric care bills
The Senate Finance Committee June 24 approved three AHA-backed bills to support access to hospital services in rural communities and to emergency psychiatric care for underserved and vulnerable pop
Committee approves rural hospital, emergency psychiatric care bills
The Senate Finance Committee today approved three AHA-backed bills to support access to hospital services in rural communities and to emergency psychiatric care for underserved and vulnerable popul
AHA survey: Hospitals continue to appeal RAC claim denials
Hospitals continue to appeal Recovery Audit Contractor claim denials, according to the latest report from the AHA's quarterly RACTrac
House passes IPAB repeal bill
The House of Representatives last night voted 244-154 to approve legislation (H.R. 1190) to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
CDC survey: 8.8 million fewer U.S. residents uninsured in 2014
An estimated 36 million U.S.
Study: 1 in 10 eligible seniors receive ICD after heart attack
Fewer than one in 10 eligible older patients receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within one year of a heart attack, according to a
AHA responds to gaps in NY Times editorial on hospital prices
In a letter to the editor published today, AHA takes issue with a recent New
Hospital pathways to the future are all about accountability, transparency, says Miller
The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.
Legislation would create new payment option for rural emergency acute care
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Senate subcommittee approves Labor-HHS funding bill
A Senate appropriations subcommittee today approved legislation that would provide $153.2 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and rel
HHS urged to finalize Medicaid equal access rule
Ranking members of House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over federal health care programs yesterday urged Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to finalize a 2011
CMS: 12.3 million enroll in Medicaid/CHIP since October 2013
About 12.3 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct.
Students coach elderly patients to better health
Pocono Medical Center (PMC) Chief Medical Executive Jonathan Goldner, M.D., has seen it happen too many times. Elderly patients suffering from chronic diseases are discharged from the hospital.
AHA shares Medicare chronic care principles with Senate working group
The AHA today submitted recommendations to the Senate Finance Committee’s chronic care working group, chaired by Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Mark Warner (D-VA).