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Data from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that health care cuts under consideration in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) could place over 300 rural hospitals across the U.S. at risk of closure, conversion or service reductions.

The Joint Commission June 11 announced a new partnership with the Coalition for Health AI to help accelerate the development and adoption of best practices and guidance for using artificial intelligence in health care.

The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health, with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, will host a five-part learning series beginning June 25 on obstetric readiness for emergency medical services and emergency departments in rural and under-resourced communities.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee today released its text for the budget reconciliatio

The AHA submitted a statement today to the Hous

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services May 30 released a

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday released its National Violent Death Reporting System re

The AHA today launched the new Care Delivery Transformation Fr

As part of Community Health Improvement Week June 9-13, two experts from Corewell Health share how an impactful health care ecosystem model is supporting local Michigan communities and why creating

The fate of the Trump administration’s legislative centerpiece — the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — continues to be the focal point in Washington, D.C.

The AHA June 10 released a new video in its series, “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care,” that features Missouri Hospital Association President and CEO Jon Doolittle sharing how important Medicaid is for preventative care and keeping people healthy.

The AHA commented (/system/files/media/file/2025/06/aha-comments-on-cms-fy-2026-inpatient-prospective-payment-system-proposed-rule-letter-6-10-2025.pdf) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 10 on the fiscal year 2026 inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule (/news/headline/2025-04-11-cms-issues-hospital-ipps-proposed-rule-fy-2026), expressing support for several provisions, including a proposed increase in disproportionate share hospital payments and several aspects of the agency’s quality-related proposals.

The AHA expressed concerns to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today on payment updates for the fiscal year 2026 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system (/news/headline/2025-04-11-cms-releases-fy-2026-proposed-rule-long-term-care-hospitals). The updates include an insufficient market basket update and reduced overall payments to LTCHs due to an increase in the high-cost outlier fixed-loss amount.

The AHA commented on proposed changes to the Transforming Episode Accountability Model, a new, mandatory, episode-based payment model scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2026.

The AHA June 10 commented (/system/files/media/file/2025/06/aha-comments-on-cms-inpatient-psychiatric-facility-fy-2026-proposed-payment-rule-letter-6-10-2025.pdf) on the fiscal year 2026 inpatient psychiatric facility proposed rule (/news/headline/2025-04-11-inpatient-psychiatric-facilities-rule-would-increase-payments-24), expressing support for several provisions such as increases in the facility-level adjustments.

The AHA June 10 commented (LINK) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on its fiscal year 2026 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system (/news/headline/2025-04-11-cms-proposes-26-payment-update-irfs), voicing support for provisions in the rule that include the removal of some quality reporting program measures.

The AHA June 10 urged (LINK) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide more adequate and timely payment updates for skilled nursing facilities in comments to the agency on the fiscal year 2026 SNF prospective payment system proposed rule (/news/headline/2025-04-11-cms-proposes-28-payment-update-snfs).

The American Society for Health Care Engineering June 10 announced that Chad Beebe, its deputy executive director, has been selected by the National Fire Protection Association Board to serve on its technical committee for NFPA 800, Battery Safety Code.

The White House June 6 issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services “to take appropriate action to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid, including by ensuring Medicaid payments rates are not higher than Medicare, to the extent permitted by applicable law.”

A study published May 27 by JAMA Internal Medicine found declines in self-reported maternal m