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The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee today approved by voice vote the Protecting Our Infants Act (S.799/H.R.1462). The AHA-supported legislation would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy and recommendations to decrease the number of鈥
Congress should be skeptical of certain research cited by America鈥檚 Health Insurance Plans at a recent hearing on 鈥渃ompetition in the health care marketplace,鈥 AHA said today in a letter to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law.
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute this week approved $83 million in funding for 26 research studies on a range of conditions and patient populations. Two of the awards totaling $29.5 million will support studies on caring for people infected with hepatitis C.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today awarded $22.8 million in grants to 24 state health departments, six universities and one American Indian tribe to promote colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 50-75, including low-income and other at-risk populations. The recipients鈥
Oct. 11 is the deadline to apply for the 2016 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. The award recognizes hospitals that have committed to achieving the Institute of Medicine鈥檚 six quality aims, are improving the health status of their communities and provide replicable models for the hospital鈥
Anthem鈥檚 proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna鈥檚 proposed acquisition of Humana 鈥渨ould further concentrate an already heavily concentrated health insurance industry by eliminating two of the largest five insurers, and result in negative consequences for both health care鈥
Two Senate committee chairmen and 116 members of the House this week asked the Department of Health and Human Services to refrain from finalizing Stage 3 Meaningful Use requirements for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records programs at this time. Sens.
Anthem鈥檚 proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna鈥檚 proposed acquisition of Humana 鈥渨ould further concentrate an already heavily concentrated health insurance industry by eliminating two of the largest five insurers, and result in negative consequences for both health care鈥
The U.S. Senate last night approved by unanimous consent AHA-supported legislation (S. 599) to extend the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration Program, which allows eligible states to pay certain institutions for mental disease for emergency psychiatric care provided to Medicaid鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should do more to ensure that Medicare Advantage organizations offer adequate provider networks to meet enrollees鈥 needs, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.