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As the nation celebrates National Rural Health Day, the AHA Stat blog looks at the AHA鈥檚 legislative priorities for rural hospitals during the 鈥渓ame duck鈥 Congress.
Indiana hospitals today joined with others in the health care and business community to launch the Alliance for a Healthier Indiana, which will work to address key public health challenges, beginning with tobacco use 鈥 the leading cause of preventable death in the state. Other key health鈥
North Carolina Hospital Association President Bill Pully plans to retire Dec. 31, the association announced yesterday. President since 1999, Pully has led numerous initiatives at the association, most notably the creation of the North Carolina Quality Center, which since 2004 has led the state鈥
The youngsters enrolled in the preschool program at Cincinnati (Ohio) Children鈥檚 Medical Center are not your ordinary kids. Everyone is a victim of serious abuse or neglect.The Therapeutic Interagency Preschool (TIP) program uses psychiatrists, mental health, speech, and occupational and鈥
Fried chicken is out at Antioch Baptist Church鈥檚 Sunday and Wednesday night dinners 鈥 replaced by lots of vegetables, baked chicken and fruit.鈥淲hen you look at your health and spiritual side, if you can get those two in synch, it makes life worth living,鈥 says Rev. Vincent鈥
The 114th Congress returned Nov. 14 for its final weeks of the session. At the top of the agenda 鈥 keeping the federal government open past Dec. 9 when current funding runs out.In their remaining time in Washington, the AHA urges legislators to support 鈥渃rucial must-pass legislation鈥
More than one million people selected a health plan through HealthCare.gov Nov. 1-12, about 50,000 more than during the same period last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today. Three-quarters of those selecting plans were renewing coverage and the rest were new鈥
A federal judge in Texas today issued a permanent national injunction blocking the Department of Labor鈥檚 persuader rule.
About one-third of U.S. adults reported problems accessing care in the past year due to costs, more than in 10 other countries but down from 37% in 2013, according to a survey released today by the Commonwealth Fund. However, U.S. adults reported faster access to a doctor or nurse and easier鈥
The Department of Homeland Security鈥檚 National Terrorism Advisory System today issued an updated bulletin on the global threat environment. While its basic assessment has not changed since the last bulletin in June, the agency said it 鈥渋s especially concerned that terrorist-鈥