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National spending for hospital care grew just 0.8% over the 12 months that ended in June, the lowest rate since at least January 1989, according to the latest report from Altarum Institute's Center for Sustainable Health Spending. National health spending growth fell to 4.0% for the second quarter…
AHA and AMGA members may apply through Oct. 20 to participate in an intensive learning collaborative on managing population health and succeeding in the new Medicare physician payment models. The Clinical Integration: Pathway to Value collaborative is designed to help hospitals and medical groups…
A new resource from AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust shows how 10 hospitals and health systems partnered with their communities to build a culture of health and improve health outcomes. The diverse communities, part of an HRET learning collaborative, range from Chicago and San…
The Senate today voted 80-17 to approve a bill funding the government and raising the debt ceiling though Dec. 8, and providing more than $15 billion in aid for hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The measure now moves to the House. The government’s current funding expires Oct. 1.
The Senate Finance Committee today held a hearing on the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which covers 8.9 million children with family incomes above Medicaid eligibility limits who lack access to affordable private coverage. While the program is authorized through Oct. 1, 2019, legislative…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the second in a series of bipartisan hearings aimed at producing legislation to stabilize the individual health insurance market. Today’s witnesses included Govs. Charlie Baker (R-MA), Steve Bullock (D-MT), Bill Haslam (R-…
The Senate Appropriations Committee today voted 30-1 to approve legislation that would provide $164.1 billion in discretionary funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2018. According to the committee, the bill would provide $79.4 billion for HHS…
he AHA today released a one-page guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders in vulnerable communities implement a multi-step strategy to address the underlying social conditions that often prevent individuals from being able to access health care or achieve health goals.
The House of Representatives today voted 419-3 to approve $7.85 billion as part of an initial Hurricane Harvey relief package. Specifically, the bill would provide $7.4 billion to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund and $450 million for the Small Business…
As the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee holds a series of bipartisan hearings on stabilizing the individual health insurance market, AHA and seven other organizations urged the committee to fund cost-sharing reduction benefits for at least two years.