American adults who are uninsured or on Medicaid smoke at rates more than double those for adults with private health insurance or Medicare, according to a new
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Health care prices grew 1% year-over-year in September, matching the multi-decade low hit in August 2013, according to the latest
More than 543,000 people selected a health plan through the federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace during the first week of open enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serv
A commentary in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine looks at preliminary first-year results from t
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Homeland Security this week modified port-of-entry screening for travelers from Sierra Leone, which the World Health Organization de
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will purchase two antitoxin drugs for inhalational anthrax to add to the Strategic
The Medicare Part A deductible for inpatient hospital services will increase by $28 in calendar year 2016, to $1,288, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued three new FAQs clarifying how to attest to certain meaningful use measures for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incenti
The American Medical Association today urged the Department of Justice to block Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana and Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna.
The proposed mergers of health insurance giants Aetna and Humana and Anthem and Cigna are a bad deal for consumers,
An AHASTAT blog post today highlights resources available to help hospitals
Hospital Corporation of America is among six employers to receive Hiring Our Heroes Awards for leadership in hiring and retaining veterans and military spouses, the U.S.
Join AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m.
The AHA’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today
Delaying delivery of otherwise healthy infants until at least the 39th week of pregnancy does not appear to increase stillbirths, according to a new
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management and Health Research & Educational Trust encourage all hospitals to complete a survey about their efforts to address health care disparities and
The Association of American Medical Colleges yesterday presented a Special Recognition Award to Richard Umbdenstock, AHA past president and CEO, for his exceptional leadership of the AHA and close