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Hospitals can now preview their hospital-specific reports for the fiscal year 2013 Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program through July 19, according to an AHA News Now report.
Three provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could have unintended consequences on the six million Americans receiving long-term care, according to a new Health Affairs report.
Representatives Scott DesJarlais, MD, (R-Tenn.) and Phil Roe, MD, (R-Tenn.), have introduced legislation to prevent the enactment of an IRS rule that offers premium tax credits for both state-based health exchanges and ones operated by the federal government.
Comments on the revised draft "National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination" are due June 25, according to the Federal Register.
John Harris, CEO of the Sierra Providence Health Network in El Paso, Texas, has resigned, according to an El Paso Times report.
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