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A Minnesota state court April 15 dismissed a lawsuit filed by PhRMA challenging the state’s law protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements.
The AHA April 16 responded to the Lown Institute's latest report on hospital community benefits.
Twelve House Republicans April 14 sent a letter to House leadership voicing their opposition to potential Medicaid cuts.
The Department of Commerce yesterday released notices announcing national security investigations on imports of
The AHA yesterday released two new resources highlighting the significance of Medicaid and the potential impacts if Congress makes cuts to the program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a
Achieving operational and survey readiness on day one is an issue that many health care facilities professionals continue to grapple with, according to findings from the 2025 Hospital Construction Survey conducted annually by the American Society for Health Care Engineering’s Health Facilities Management magazine.
Cleveland Clinic's Eric Boose, M.D., family medicine physician and associate chief medical information officer and Rohit Chandra, executive vice president and chief digital officer, discuss the clinic's initial pilot of ambient listening technology, lessons learned from implementation and what's on the horizon for artificial intelligence in health care.
by Tina Freese Decker, Chair, American Hospital Association
Resources for Navigating Transformation and Change
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 11 issued a proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2026.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 11 issued a proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2026.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 11 released the fiscal year 2026 proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 11 proposed increasing the long-term care hospital standard rate payments by 2.2% in fiscal year 2026 relative to FY 2025.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 11 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.4% in fiscal year 2026, compared with FY 2025, for hospitals that are meaningful users of electronic health records and submit quality measure data. 
There have been 712 confirmed cases of measles reported by 25 states so far this year, according to the latest figures released April 11 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 released key priorities for new CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, who was confirmed to the position April 3.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 announced that it does not intend to approve new or extend existing requests for federal funds to match state expenditures on designated state health and designated state investment programs
The AHA April 11 commented on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability proposed rule.
by Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Congressional lawmakers are heading home for a two-week district work period after both the Senate and House passed a revised budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.
The House, by a vote of 216-214, passed the revised budget resolution for fiscal year 2