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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the final rule for t
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule that incr
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today said th
The AHA strongly supports proposed revisions to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ 1996 model state legislation for health plan network adequacy that would help address prob
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General today finalized waivers from fraud and abuse rules for Accountable Care Orga
The Department of Veterans Affairs today issued a final rule for the Veterans Choice
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today voted 21-15 to approve legislation that would roll back the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer decision.
Hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities participating in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services quality reporting programs for inpatient, IRF or prospective payment system-exempt ca
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Drug Enforcement Administration are investigating recent increases in overdose fatalities related to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 ti
The House yesterday voted 266-167 to pass legislation to raise the nation’s debt limit and set spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years. Site-neutral pa
Congressional leaders and the White House have struck a deal to raise the nation’s debt limit and have agreed to spending targets for the federal budget for the next two fiscal years.
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s proposed omnibus guidance for the 340B Drug Pricing Program would jeopardize hospitals’ ability to serve vulnerable populations, inclu
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators yesterday urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate possible illegal collusion by saline solution manufacturers.
The average rate increase for benchmark plans in the 2016 Health Insurance Marketplace is 7.5%, according to a new
The age-standardized death rate for all causes combined fell 43% between 1969 and 2013, according to a study
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) proposed omnibus guidance for the 340B Drug Pricing Program would jeopardize hospitals’ ability to serve vulnerable populations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today posted the final incentive payment adjustment factors for the fiscal year 2016 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, which are being used t
Congress should preserve the 340B Drug Pricing Program to protect access to life-saving medications and services for vulnerable hospital patients, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack writes today in
About 13.6 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Aug.
Imagine Solutions will host its 2016 leadership conference on Feb. 22 in Naples, FL.