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The Internal Revenue Service yesterday posted guidance finalizing, with modifications, the correction and disclosure

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday updated an online tool that produces health profiles for all U.S

Hospitals participating in the Florida Hospital Association’s Hospital Engagement Network improved care for more than 27,500 patients over three years, avoiding an estimated $170 million in h

Rhode Island hospitals contributed $6.9 billion to the state's economy in 2013, according to a new report by the Hospital Association of Rhod

A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers March 10 introduced legislation that the AHA said would improve the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) by factoring sociodemogr

Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Reps. Jim Renacci (R-OH) and Eliot Engel (D-NY) today introduced AHA-supported legislation (S.

The AHA March 10 expressed support for legislation, S.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) March 10 an

Nearly 11.7 million consumers selected or were re-enrolled in a 2015 health plan through HealthCare.gov or the state-based marketplaces as of Feb.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should seek legislation to reduce swing-bed reimbursement rates for critical access hospitals from 101% of reasonable costs to the daily rates paid

Enrollment last fall increased 10.4% in “RN-to-BSN” programs and 26.2% in practice-focused doctoral programs as nurses returned to school in record numbers to develop their skills, the

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued

The Coalition to Protect America’s Health Care has extended its TV buy for another week, as Congress begins to ramp up discussions about a physician payment fix.

The Class of 2017 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to cut payments for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans by an average 0.95% in 2016 “continues a trend that will nega

The AHA this week expressed support for the Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act (S. 141/H.R. 1190), legislation that would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

The ECRI Institute today issued guidance on reprocessing reusable duodenoscopes to reduce the risk of Car

Employment at the nation's hospitals increased by 0.18% in February to a seasonally adjusted 4,836,100 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved a waiver allowing New Hamps

Iowa hospitals generate more than 121,000 jobs that add nearly $6.2 billion to the state's economy, according to a new