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An estimated 4.3 million people would gain health coverage in 2016 if the 21 states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act were to do so, according to an updated
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a 29-minute video on estimating the impact of the transi
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.24% in April to a seasonally adjusted 4,858,600 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hospital leaders today urged the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies to eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens and support feder
President Obama yesterday announced he will nominat
Among Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance, per capita spending on health care for people with diabetes grew more for children than for any other age group in 2012 (7%) and 2013 (9.6%
Hospital leaders today urged the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies to eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens and support feder
The number of uninsured working-age adults fell by 16.9 million between September 2013 and February 2015, to 25.8 million, according to a
The Senate voted 51-48 last night to approve a fiscal year 2016 budget conference agreement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a “strategic v
An estimated 42% of Medicare fee-for-service payments were value-oriented in 2013, according to a
AHA’s Center for Healthcare Governance has released a free two-part webinar
Allegiance Health in Jackson, Mich., is in the “messy middle” of moving from being a provider of “sick care” to a community wellness-based system, says president and CEO Geo
At this week’s AHA Annual Membership Meeting, the association recognized people and organizations that improve America’s health care.
Hospitals and other providers need “smarter,” more streamlined regulations to help them improve care in a rapidly changing health care environment, Rep.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday posted its
Three-quarters of emergency physicians say the volume of emergency department visits has increased since January 2014, when the Affordable Care Act required all Americans to have health insurance o
About 11.7 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program between Oct. 1, 2013 and Feb.