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2012 Schedule Hs show hospitals benefit communities in many ways

Hospitals spend an average of 12.3% of their total expenses on community benefits, according to a new report by Ernst & Young.

AHA weighs in on 21st Century Cures proposal

The AHA supports the intent of draft legislation to accelerate and improve the discovery, development and delivery of new cures and treatments for patients, but would strongly object to any reducti

AHA urges Congress to enact RAC reforms

The AHA today urged Congress to remove the perverse financial incentives that encourage Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors to deny claims; reduce payments to RACs with a high rate of overturned de

Committee updates 21st Century Cures discussion draft

The House Energy and Commerce Committee today released an update to its draft legislation to accele

Altarum: Health sector jobs hit 15 million

The health care sector added 226,000 jobs over the past six months, the largest increase in at least 25 years, and now employs more than 15 million, according to the latest

PLF webinar on May 20 to focus on new ways to engage consumers

The AHA’s Physician Leadership Forum will host a webinar May 20 on the changing health care landscape and new ways to engage consumers. During the complimentary webinar, at 2:30 p.m.

Senators reach deal to debate Trade package

A day after legislation to renew expired trade promotion authority failed to gain the 60 votes needed to clear a procedural hurdle, Senate leaders May 13 reached agreement to move forward on the pa

Trade package fails to clear test vote in Senate

A package of trade bills that would have imposed additional sequestration cuts on Medicare was blocked today in the Senate, where it failed to gain the 60 votes needed to clear a procedural hurdle.

AHA comments on 21st Century Cures discussion draft

The AHA supports the intent of draft legislation to accelerate and improve the discovery, development and delivery of new cures and treatments for patients, but would strongly object to any reducti

PA court rules for hospitals challenging insurer who passed on 2% sequestration cut

A Pennsylvania court Wednesday granted summary judgment to a dozen hospitals that sued health insurer Highmark Inc. for passing on its 2% Medicare payment cut under federal sequestration.