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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

Maureen Banks will lead the AHA’s Constituency Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation as 2015 chair of its governing council.

The Department of Health and Human Services aims to tie 30% of Medicare fee-for-service payments to alternative payment models and 85% to quality or value by 2016, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell

The AHA today called a House discussion draft of legislation to improve Medicare’s coverage and payment for telehealth services “a step in the right direction,” and applauded the members of a House

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should not proceed with a potential rule for occupational exposure to infectious diseases in health care and other related work settings unless it

A new toolkit developed by AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides practical, science-based resources to help dialysis ce