AHA president pens letter to Trump outlining 5 key health care focus areas
American Hospital Association (AHA) President Rick Pollack sent a four-page letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying the...
AHA releases vulnerable communities report
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has released its highly-anticipated Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities Report. The...
Trump nominates HHS secretary, CMS administrator
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Georgia U.S. Rep. Tom Price to serve as secretary of the Department of Health...
House expected to vote Wednesday on 21st Century Cures Act
The U.S. House is expected to take action Wednesday on a revised 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34), which...
U.S. Senate passes telemedicine bill
A bill requiring the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building...
Federal judge blocks mandatory overtime pay law
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a federal rule that was to extend mandatory overtime pay to 4.2 million...
CMS publishes proposed rule on pass-through provider payments under Medicaid managed care contracts
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a proposed rule that would limit states’ ability to...
Surgeon General Murthy releases substance abuse report
A new report from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, finds that only 10 percent of those with a...
HHS OIG releases 2017 work plan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released its 2017 work plan,...
Happy National Rural Health Day
Nov. 17 was National Rural Health Day, an important time set aside to pause and give a special thanks...
