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How hospitals are addressing community social needs to improve health 

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare houses homeless persons and coordinates their care to treat their needs holistically, and Greenville (S.C.) Health System helps Latino families access needed social resources. 

Report: 28 AHPs active under 2018 final rule

About 34 association health plans have launched under a 2018 final rule that made it easier for employers to participate in AHPs, 28 of which are active, according to a new report by AssociationHealthPlans.com.

HHS: Proposed rules on Stark, anti-kickback laws could come this year 

Proposed rules that would make changes to the Stark Law and anti-kickback statute are working their way through the federal review process and could be released this year, Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said yesterday at a Brookings Institution event.

Study: For-profit insurers more likely to exercise market power

For-profit insurers are more likely than not-for-profit insurers to exercise market power when they have it, according to a new study by Harvard Business School professor Leemore Dafney.

Agency updates agenda for U.S. emergency medical services system

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Emergency Medical Services today released an updated agenda for the nation’s EMS system.

VA issues proposed rule for urgent community care

The Department of Veterans Affairs today published a proposed rule implementing urgent care provisions of the AHA-supported MISSION Act of 2018, which requires the agency to establish a new Veterans Community Care Program by this June.

CMS proposes additional 2020 payment changes for MA, Part D plans 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday proposed additional changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D payment policies beginning in calendar year 2020.

Perspective: Moving Rural Health Care Forward 

The AHA’s goal is to improve the health care of every American, no matter where they live…big city, small town, frontier or somewhere in between.

In court filing, AHA says HHS should make 340B hospitals ‘whole’

A federal court should order the Department of Health and Human Services to “make whole” 340B hospitals that received reimbursement reductions resulting from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2018 outpatient prospective payment system rule, AHA and other hospital plaintiffs said yesterday in a court-ordered brief. 

CHI, Dignity Health combine and launch CommonSpirit Health

Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health have come together as CommonSpirit Health, creating a new nonprofit Catholic health system focused on advancing health for all people and serving communities in 21 states, the organizations announced today.