The panel that advises the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on hospital outpatient payments sent a clear signal to the agency this week: Dont shortchange patients access to vital phar
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After a one-year hiatus the AHA Quest for Quality Prize is back, updated to reflect the hospital and health system fields broader emphasis on quality and improving health status. Oct.
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More than 140 Americans die from a drug overdose every day thats more than from gun homicides and car crashes combined. Most of these deaths are due to prescription painkillers, heroin and
The AHAs Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) affiliate recently released a resource that points the way towar
Senators have left Washington for their home states for a month-long recess.
The health care world is changing. New technologies are moving the field in new and different directions, all of which is good news for patients.
Americas hospitals take a lot of pride in staying close to their communities. We like to believe we have our fingers on the pulse of the people we serve.
In a dramatic early morning vote, after months of debate in both houses of Congress, today the Senate voted down its latest attempt to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act.
This weeks AHA Leadership Summitin San Diego gives us the opportunity to honor our hospital and health system champions for their i
This was a dramatic week for the Senates efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
The exorbitant cost of many prescription drugs threatens providers ability to provide life-saving medications for millions of Americans.
POLITICOs recent piece on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on non-profit hospitals is anincomplete and inaccurate understanding of the situation hospitals currently face and the ben
Last month, we urged the Senate to go back to the drawing board after its original proposal included dramatic cuts to the Medicaid program and the loss of health care coverage for tens of millions
Weve been sharing with you how many hospitals and health systems are speaking up about congressional Republican proposals to repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act proposals t
Senators returned to Washington this week to continue debate on legislation that would repeal and replace significant parts of the Affordable Care Act.
Next week, the Senate will reconvene in Washington to continue debate on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), legislation that would repeal and replace significant parts of the Affordable Car
Communities are only as strong as the health of their people.