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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released

Spending on prescription drugs rose by 12.6% in 2014 and is projected to rise by an average 7.3% annually through 2018, according to a new

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a proposed rule to t

The Department of Health and Human Services is arranging and funding

The National Fire Protection Association is accepting comments through May 16 on proposed revisions to its Life Safety Code and Health Care Facilities Code for 2018.

A recent proposal that calls for reducing the benefits of the 340B Drug Pricing Program to curb rapidly rising prescription drug costs is “misguided,” writes AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickel

The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum has released proceedings from its annual educational session, which focused on physician organization governance.

By Pete Davis 

Physician practices each week spend more than 15 hours per physician to track and report quality measures for Medicare, Medicaid and private health insurers at an estimated cost of at least $15.4 b

Hospitals eligible for incentive payments for meaningful use of electronic health records are more likely than ineligible hospitals to have at least a basic EHR system, meet Stage 1 criteria for me

A National Academy of Medicine committee today proposed a

The AHA seeks clinicians to serve on its Committee on Clinical Leadership beginning in 2017.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s proposed update for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs in calendar year 2017 includes, on balance, “fair and sust

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Innovation Center is accepting the second and final round of applications for its

An estimated 30% of Medicare fee-for-service payments were tied to quality or value through alternative payment models as of January, up from 20% in 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Se

About 20 million adults have gained health coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a new

Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.21% in January to a seasonally adjusted 5,028,000 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a toolkit to h

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved a Michigan demonstration to expand Medicaid coverage and services to children and pregnant women affected by the water crisis in Flint,

March 11 is the deadline for hospitals and eligible professionals to