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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will hold two webinars and a national provider call on its recently released
The AHA will host a May 19 webinar on a Department of Health and Human Services Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals pilot project t
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell has named Andrew Bindman, M.D., director of the Agency for Healt
House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats, along with the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today marked the end of Nat
As National Hospital Week approaches, the AHA invites member hospitals to submit mobile videos or photos highlighting the important role hospitals play in their communities.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved two additional AHA-supported bills as par
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today opened registration for a May 12 webinar o
Rhode Island hospitals contributed more than $6.5 billion to the state's economy in 2014, according to a new report 
Friday is the final day for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey.
Hospital and health system leaders from across the country are coming to Washington, D.C., for the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, May 1-4, and to advance hospitals’ advocacy agenda on Capitol
By Scott J. Knoer and Steve Rough 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services late today issued a proposed rule i
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved five AHA-supported bills as part of its l
The Senate Special Committee on Aging today held the third in a series of
Racial and ethnic differences in life expectancy, infant mortality, female cigarette smoking, flu vaccinations for seniors, and health insurance coverage narrowed between 1999 and 2014, according t
A new report from the Pew Charitab
A physician with Rice Medical Center in rural Eagle Lake, Texas, can treat students nearly 400 miles away in tiny Sheffield (population 600) via telemedicine.
The Joint Commission’s pain standards are unfairly blamed for the current prescription opioid epidemic because of “misperceptions” of what it requires hospitals and other accredit
The AHA today voiced support for six bills to address the opioid epidemic pending before the Hou
Policymakers can advance care delivery and benefit patients by expanding access to telehealth in Medicare and new payment models, according to a new AHA