The AHA today joined a coalition of health care providers, insurers and seniors in calling for greater transparency, competition and value to rein in soaring prescription drug prices.
The AHA today recommended changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule on program integrity enhancements to the provider enrollment process to protect well-meani
Urgent national action is needed to address the opioid epidemic, hospital witnesses told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at a
The AHA this week urged the Department of Justice to reject claims that the proposed merger of Anthem and Cigna would not reduce competition in the Administrative Services Only – or self-insu
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today that it will delay until at least July 2016 the release of overall hospital quality "star ratings" on its Hospital Compare
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved report language to accompany its Agriculture Appropriations bill that would direct the Food and Drug Administration to suspend efforts to final
Average life expectancy at birth increased 0.4 years for black men, 0.2 years for Hispanic women and 0.1 years for Hispanic men in 2014, but declined 0.1 years for white women, according to a
Emory University Hospital in Atlanta received a Medical Innovation Award last month at the Nuclear Industry Summit for its efforts to help reduce radiological threats.