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An estimated 1.9 million uninsured adults with mental illness or substance use disorders are eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act but live in states that have not expanded coverage, according to a report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s…
States expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are realizing savings and revenue gains as a result, according to a study released last week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the budget impact of Medicaid expansion in a sample of 12 states. The savings and gains come from…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a webinar Thursday for clinicians on synthetic cannabinoids, an emerging class of recreational drugs associated with a growing number of adverse events. The call will review the clinical effects of the drugs, which are smoked for their…
Virginia hospitals and health systems provided $2.85 billion in community benefit and other types of community support in 2014, according to a new report by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. They also employ 115,000 people, generate $36 billion in economic activity, and…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released updated guidance for health care providers caring for women of reproductive age with possible Zika virus exposure, and for preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus. Women and men who may have been exposed to Zika from recent…
The AHA today applauded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for publishing a comprehensive proposed rule on expanding uses of Medicare data by qualified entities and recommended several changes.
Medicare spent $473.1 billion less on personal health care expenditures between 2009 and 2014 than what would have been spent if the 2000-2008 average growth rate had continued through 2014, according to a report released this week by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Scott Bond, president and CEO of the Washington State Hospital Association since 2011, will retire in January, the association announced yesterday. “WSHA has been a wonderful place for me to be for the last five years, and I’ve been honored to work with a staff that is truly,…
By Pete DavisThe Class of 2018 profiles the women and men who joined the AHA board this year. Hospitals and health systems are working hard to improve the quality of care being delivered to patients while reducing costs, and the AHA is well-positioned to support hospitals in these efforts,…
The AHA and Catholic Health Association of the United States today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to affirm a lower court ruling that relators seeking damages and penalties under the False Claims Act cannot use statistical sampling to prove a case challenging the exercise of…