President Trump has reached a bipartisan compromise with congressional leadership on a two-year budget and debt ceiling deal, the White House announced yesterday.
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Qualified nonprofits and government agencies may submit through Aug. 25 letters of intent to apply for funding from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts to improve access to opioid use disorder treatment and recovery services.
Infants may be 4% to 147% more likely to be admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit if their mothers were exposed to high levels of air pollution the week before they were born, depending on the type of pollution.
Death rates for U.S. adults aged 25-44 increased 21% for black and white adults and 13% for Hispanic adults between 2012 and 2017, after declining since 2000.
The Department of Health and Human Services as of July 1 has reduced by nearly 20% its backlog of Medicare appeals at the Administrative Law Judge level, according to a status report the agency recently provided to a federal court.
The Healthcare Sector Coordinating Council, a public-private partnership of health care companies and providers developing collaborative solutions to mitigate threats to critical health care infrastructure.
HHS and the Department of Defense’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency will provide funding to VenatoRx Pharmaceuticals to develop a novel antibiotic to treat infections resistant to existing antibiotics.
Five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health will receive the AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award Thursday at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
Atrium Health’s Carolinas Rehabilitation, Charlotte, N.C., will receive the 2019 AHA Quest for Quality Prize Thursday at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
Hospitals and health systems recognize that addressing social determinants of health is central to driving value and advancing overall well-being.
HHS is soliciting input and will meet with vendors Aug. 7-8 to spur innovation in developing new technologies and products to save lives and improve health outcomes in a disaster.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week released final Medicare Advantage data on services provided to beneficiaries in calendar year 2015.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will launch a three-part virtual learning series on recovery supports for people considering or using medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder or co-occurring disorders.
The Aspen Institute recently chose AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., to participate in its Health Innovators Fellowship.
Improving rural health is an AHA priority because we truly cannot advance health in America without keeping our rural communities strong.
The House of Representatives last night voted 419-6 to pass legislation (H.R. 748) that would repeal the 40% excise tax on high-value employer-sponsored health plans set to begin in 2022.
The ERISA Industry Committee has withdrawn its support for legislation approved yesterday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to address surprise medical bills after an amendment was approved to add an arbitration process for certain payment disputes between providers and health plans.
The Trump administration and congressional leaders are close to an agreement on overall spending levels in a two-year deal to raise the budget caps, as well as a two-year debt limit increase.
The Health Resources and Services Administration today awarded 27 organizations up to $750,000 each to develop new rural residency programs while achieving accreditation through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released its Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Scorecard, intended to reflect each state’s progress in increasing the reporting of beneficiary health outcomes.