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At an AHA-sponsored briefing Nov. 19 on Capitol Hill, hospital leaders urged Congress to protect the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and shared with congressional staff the benefits that the program brings to vulnerable patients.
The House Committee on Veterans鈥 Affairs today held a hearing on a Department of Veterans Affairs鈥 proposal to consolidate its purchased care programs and business processes into a new Veterans Choice Program, with the goal of making it easier for veterans to access care and non-VA鈥
Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) has been tapped to chair the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Ways and Means. The subcommittee post became vacant when Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) was selected to chair the full committee.
The Joint Commission yesterday recognized 1,043 hospitals as a 鈥淭op Performer on Key Quality Measures鈥 in 2014. The program examines the performance of hospitals accredited by the commission on 49 evidence-based practices for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgery,鈥
The four-hospital Charleston (WV) Area Medical Center Health System is one of four organizations to win the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the U.S. Commerce Department announced yesterday. The award is the nation鈥檚 highest presidential honor for quality and performance鈥
About 1.08 million people have selected a health plan through the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace since the start of open enrollment Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today. Two-thirds of the plan selections were by 2015 enrollees who were鈥
The National Center for Healthcare Leadership last night presented its 2015 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award to Rich Umbdenstock, AHA past president and CEO, for his commitment to patients and communities.
By Shellie Byrum Hunger is a major health concern in New Mexico. The state ranks first nationally for child hunger and second for adult hunger. Yet, nearly 60% of adults in the state are overweight and more than a quarter are obese.That鈥檚 what makes Albuquerque-based Presbyterian鈥
The final bundled payment model for hip and knee replacement surgeries 鈥渢akes several positive steps鈥 to support hospitals鈥 efforts to improve patient care, the AHA said earlier this week.
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow a wider variety of documentation to support a critical access hospital鈥檚 necessary provider designation, consistent with its past policies. 鈥淲e are concerned that CMS鈥檚 recently articulated requirements around the鈥