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NIH issues national action plan for COPD
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute yesterday released a national plan for addr
Palliative care leader named 2017 TRUST Award recipient
Diane Meier, M.D., director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, will receive the Health Research & Educational Trust's
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House, administration again request continuance in ACA cost-sharing subsidies challenge
House Republicans and the Trump administration today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to continue to suspend proceedings in House v.
CDC issues update on emerging multidrug-resistant fungus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday reported 77 cases in the past year of the em
CDC to host call for clinicians on retesting patients who received certain lead tests
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a May 24 call for clinicians on its recommend
Study looks at ability of physicians, nurses to predict outcomes for ICU patients
Physicians and nurses may be better at predicting survival than functional outcomes for critically ill patients, according to a
NCHL seeks nominations for health care leadership excellence award
The National Center for Healthcare Leadership is accepting nominations through June 9 for the 2017 Gail L.
Congress, administration urged to fund Marketplace cost-sharing reductions now
Eight organizations, including the AHA, today urged Senate and administration leaders to quickly fund cost-sharing reduction payments through 2018.
AHA shares Medicare concerns of hospitals, post-acute providers with Congress
The House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee yesterday held a
HRET-led project reduces CAUTI infections in nursing homes by 54%
Long-term care facilities participating in a federal project led by the AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 54%, according to a
FDA, CDC issue accuracy warning for certain lead testing systems
Lead testing systems made by Magellan Diagnostics may provide inaccurate results for some children and adults, the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
North Carolina Hospital Association names next president
The North Carolina Hospital Association yesterday named Stephen Lawler, currently senior vice president of the regional group for Carolinas Healt
State AGs file motion to defend cost-sharing reduction payments on appeal
The attorneys general for 15 states and the District of Columbia today filed a motion to
CMS delays start of CJR expansion, bundled payment model to Jan. 1
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today further delayed from Oct.
AHA: REACH Act 'important first step' to ensuring care in vulnerable communities
The AHA today called the Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act (S.
HRSA delays until Oct. 1 the effective date of final rule on 340B drug ceiling prices
The Health Resources and Services Administration today delayed to Oct.
Senate Finance Committee passes chronic care bill
The Senate Finance Committee today voted unanimously to
AHA voices support for Good Samaritan Health Professional Act
The AHA today expressed support for the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act (H.R.
Study: AHCA waivers could affect 6.3 million adults with pre-existing conditions
An estimated 6.3 million adults in 2015 had a pre-existing condition and gap in health coverage that could make them subject to medical underwriting under the American Health Care Act, according to