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AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to re-implement a home health demonstration as proposed.
In a blog post today, AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels takes issue with a recent Axios article comparing hospital prices to drug prices.
The AHA Board of Trustees has selected as it chair-elect designate Melinda Estes, M.D., president and CEO of Saint Luke鈥檚 Health System in Kansas City, MO.
Hospitals are redesigning their delivery systems, improving quality and outcomes, embracing new reimbursement models, and leveraging technology to make care more affordable, according to an AHA advertorial published today in the Wall Street Journal.
The AHA today presented its 2018 Board of Trustees Award to author and futurist Ian Morrison at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego. The award recognizes individuals or groups who have made substantial and noteworthy contributions to the work of the AHA.
The AHA has joined Aligning for Health, a coalition advocating for federal and state solutions to address the social determinants of health.
The AHA today discussed the need to reduce the regulatory burden on providers to improve patient care during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs hearing.  
AHA today urged the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to reconsider its decision to shut down the National Guidelines Clearinghouse.
The AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges and America鈥檚 Essential Hospitals today said they expect to 鈥渞efile promptly in district court鈥 their lawsuit challenging a nearly 30% Medicare payment reduction for many hospitals in the 340B drug savings program.
The AHA鈥檚 Hospitals Against Violence initiative, with Catholic Health Initiatives and Massachusetts General Hospital鈥檚 Human Trafficking Initiative and Freedom Clinic, recently secured diagnostic codes that will allow health and medical professionals to identify victims of human trafficking they鈥