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In a letter to the House Veterans Affairs Committee, the AHA June 24 urged Congress to reject any request by the Depar
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
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
Hospitals continue to appeal Recovery Audit Contractor claim denials, according to the latest report from the AHA's quarterly RACTrac
The House of Representatives last night voted 244-154 to approve legislation (H.R. 1190) to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.
Fewer than one in 10 eligible older patients receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within one year of a heart attack, according to a
In a letter to the editor published today, AHA takes issue with a recent New
The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year.
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
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
About 12.3 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct.
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.
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).
The AHA today expressed concern that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continues to propose measures for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting Program that are not cen
Trust for America’s Health, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and UPMC Center for Health Security today called on the United States to take additional steps to prepare for the Middle East
Many hospitals are implementing recommended strategies to engage patients and families as active members of the health care team, which can improve the patient experience and clinical outcomes and
The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC) and AHIP Foundation last week released a framework to guide the development of effective care models for people with advanced chronic illness.