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The AHA today urged the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury to quickly address several sources of confusion in the Summary of Benefits and Coverage given to health plan enrollees. 鈥淭he AHA recommends that the SBC glossary be revised to adopt standardized terms that鈥
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases today launched a clinical trial to obtain safety and efficacy data on the investigational drug ZMapp as a treatment for Ebola virus disease. The trial will enroll adults and children admitted to Ebola treatment units in Liberia, health鈥
The AHA鈥檚 Association for the Healthcare Environment is developing a certification curriculum for environmental services technicians that hospitals and other health care facilities can use to train their technicians. AHE will teach hospital and other health care personnel to conduct the鈥
Hospital outpatient departments treat sicker and poorer patients in need of more extensive care and resources than do physician offices, says a study released Feb. 26 and prepared for the AHA.
As Congress prepares to address a physician payment fix at the end of March, hospital leaders Feb. 26 urged their lawmakers to reject cuts to payments for hospital care that would limit patients鈥 access to care. 鈥淟awmakers need to know that cuts are not reform,鈥 said AHA President鈥
Hospital outpatient departments treat sicker and poorer patients in need of more extensive care and resources than do physician offices, says a study released today and prepared for the AHA. The study by Rockville, MD-based KNG Health Consulting LLC said patients treated in HOPDs are about two鈥
At a subcommittee hearing yesterday on the president鈥檚 fiscal year 2016 budget request for Department of Health and Human Services programs, Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) told HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell that the president's proposal to reduce payment to鈥
Commenting yesterday on proposed criteria for selecting measures to include in a Hospital Compare star rating system, AHA encouraged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to consider using star ratings for specific measure topics (e.g., heart attack care, patient experience) as opposed鈥
The Coalition to Protect a Democratic Workplace, whose members include the AHA, yesterday urged the Senate to adopt a resolution (S.J. Res. 8) that would nullify a National Labor Relations Board final rule changing the process for filing and processing petitions for union representation of鈥
More than 8.8 million consumers selected or were re-enrolled in a health plan through the federally facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace during 2015 open enrollment, according to preliminary data released yesterday by the Department of Health and Human Services. The count includes data for鈥