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Hospitals and health systems are committed to protecting patients from surprise medical bills and support a federal legislative solution to do so, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels said today during a House Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing examining the issue.  

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a hearing on seven bills aimed at improving transparency in the drug supply chain to lower prices.

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights today published in the Federal Register its final rule concerning federal health care-related conscience protections applicable to programs funded or administered by HHS.

The Government Accountability Office yesterday named two new members to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission.

Organizations that provide palliative or end-of-life care may apply through Aug. 16 for the 2020 Circle of Life Awards.

Despite some progress in transparency related to the process for Section 1115 Medicaid waivers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ “approach to ensuring transparency when states propose major changes to their demonstrations has significant gaps.”

The Department of Homeland Security has released a new resource to help hospitals and health systems prepare for and respond to an active shooter incident.

Last week, Microsoft released security updates to fix a critical vulnerability in older versions of its Windows operating system.

Hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations can sign up this week to host an intern for this year's Institute for Diversity and Health Equity's Summer Enrichment Program.

During Mental Health Month, let’s all remember that caring for the whole person improves health and saves lives.

he House of Representatives last night voted 234-183 to pass legislation (H.R. 987) that combines several AHA-supported bills to help lower prescription drug costs and strengthen the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 16 released a final rule with the intent of lowering drug prices for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage and Part D programs.

A study released last week by Rand on prices paid by private health plans to hospitals “relied on severely limited data and questionable assumptions to draw far-reaching conclusions about the way hospitals are paid for patient care,” writes Aaron Wesolowski, AHA vice president for policy research, analytics and strategy, in an AHA Stat Blog post today.

The Centers for Disease Control and the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association this week released updated recommendations for TB screening and testing for U.S. health care personnel.

U.S. birth rates declined for the fourth consecutive year with only 3.78 million babies born in 2018, the fewest in over three decades, according to a report released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

When the many vulnerable members of society need care, they often turn to their local hospital or health system.

Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Todd Young, R-Ind., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Tom Carper, D-Del., today introduced legislation to address surprise medical bills.

The House Ways and Means Committee today held a hearing examining the impact of racial disparities and social determinants of health on maternal mortality.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ yesterday issued guidance regarding the calculation of a plan’s Medical Loss Ratio, which represents the percent of premium revenue that goes toward claims and activities that improve health care quality.

The AHA Physician Alliance today released a resource to help hospital and health system leaders address burnout in their organizations.