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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday reported 84 cases of measles since Jan.
The AHA has extended to Feb. 6 the deadline for all hospitals to submit data to the quarterly RACTrac survey.
North Dakota hospitals contribute an estimated $4.8 billion a year to the state's economy, according to a recent study by the North Dakota Hospital Association.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced that it will explore possible changes to the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program in rulemaking this spring.
Private-sector spending for coronary stent placement, laparoscopic appendectomy and total hip replacement varied widely by geographic area in 2009 and 2010, even after adjusting for geographic diff
Low-income uninsured adults in states that have not expanded Medicaid might save more than $1,000 per year, on average, in out-of-pocket costs if they could enroll in Medicaid rather than a subsidi
A new private-sector alliance of health care providers, purchasers, payers and others aims to accelerate value-based payment and align private- and public-sector approaches, the group
Nearly 7.3 million consumers selected or were re-enrolled in a health plan through HealthCare.gov between Nov. 15 and Jan.
Withdrawing health insurance subsidies in states with a federally facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace “would be a disaster for millions of lower- and middle-income Americans,” the
Hospitals and other facilities that have already submitted 2014 patient safety and long-term care data to the National Healthcare Safety Network should print their completed surveys before the netw
About 9.5 million consumers selected or were re-enrolled in a health plan during the first two months of open enrollment in the 2015 Health Insurance Marketplace, according to
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a webinar tomorrow at 12 p.m.
Every year the Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA), like many other state, metropolitan and regional hospital associations across the country, releases an annual report that describes the many
Sens. Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Jon Tester (D-MT) today introduced a Senate companion to the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (S. 258/H.R.
Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jon Tester (D-MT), and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced the Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act (S.
The president will request $1.2 billion to combat and prevent antibiotic resistance in his fiscal year 2016 budget proposal, the White House
The Internal Revenue Service yesterday issued a notice that provides limited penalty relief for taxpayers who have a b
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today approved Indiana’s plan to expand its Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income uninsured adults as an alternative to expanding Medicaid under
A new report from the AHA’s Committee on Research