Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana and Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna “have the very real potential to reduce competition substantially, increase the cost of premiums,
The two-midnight policy changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "are a good first step towards resolving some of the problems created by this policy,” wrote AHA E
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to collect additional information from Qualified Health Plans in the individual and small group markets as part of the risk corridors and medi
The National Labor Relations Board today adopted a new union-advocated standard that two separate entities are 鈥渏oint employers鈥 of the same employees if they have any degree of indirect or reserve
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued updated guidance regarding personal protective equipment for health care personnel caring for
Four national hospital organizations, including the AHA, yesterday urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to suspend plans to implement Oct.
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations qualified for more than $422 million in shared savings in 2014 by meeting quality standards and their savings threshold, the Centers for Medicare & Medic
Hospital representatives are invited to learn more about recent policy activity impacting the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program and review results from the AHA's latest RACTrac su
The District of Columbia federal court cannot properly resolve hospitals’ legal challenge to a 0.2% rate cut by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by giving the agency another o