A final report from the Inspector General presents the results of an audit that assesses processes for identifying Title IV schools at risk of unplanned closure and mitigating the potential harm to students and taxpayers.

A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) discusses how electronic health records can help providers know what patient needs are when these individuals leave hospitals and move to post-acute care settings.

ASAHP joined numerous other organizations in a letter to the administration to advocate that long-term federal hiring strategy reflect the need of a strong health professions workforce.

ASAHP was among 55 members of the Health Professions and Nursing Education Coalition that wrote to congressional appropriators to encourage the support of the coalition's Fiscal Year 2017 request of $524 million for HRSA's Title VII health professions and Title VIII nursing workforce development programs.

American businesses play a significant role in U.S. health care. Approximately 177 million Americans (61% of those covered) have their health insurance coverage through an employer, which is  nearly 16 times the number of individuals who have it through the ACA federal or state exchanges.

Today the Department of Labor published its final rule updating overtime regulations.

A new Issue Brief from the American Academy of Actuaries describes major drivers of 2017 health insurance premium changes that include the underlying growth in health care costs...

In June 2016 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a joint workshop to explore partnerships, data, and measurement at the intersection of the health care and transportation sectors.

Last week, the organization AcademyHealth posted a Brief that addresses three specific opportunities to enable greater process interoperability in U.S. health care.

A Task Force has been formed by the National Institutes of Health to develop a Strategic Plan that will complement and enhance ongoing research efforts across NIH on diseases and conditions affected by nutrition.

According to a new Issue Brief from The Commonwealth Fund, based on U.S. Census surveys, nearly a quarter of Medicare beneficiaries (11.5 million) were underinsured in 2013–14, meaning they spent a high share of their income on health care.

Large employers are turning to alternative healthcare delivery models such as telehealth to keep medical spending under control, according to a survey by the National Business Group on Health.

Health information technology (HIT) holds enormous promise for improving the coordination of care delivered to high-need patients and producing savings for the U.S. health system.

An article published ahead of print on October 3, 2017 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA suggests that political beliefs predict the professional decisions of primary care physicians.

The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions issued a report that analyzes recent patterns in hospital ER visits for new Medicaid enrollees, state initiatives to reduce preventable ER use...

Commercial ACOs had lower expenses per Medicare enrollee and slightly higher overall quality-of-care scores.

In June 2016 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a joint workshop to explore partnerships, data, and measurement at the intersection of the health care and transportation sectors.

A survey by the Physicians Foundation indicates that slightly under 11% of physicians agreed that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are likely to improve care quality and bring down costs.

In a new report, The Education Trust maintains that any new federal-state proposal aimed at making college more affordable also must simultaneously address completion problems by leveraging new investments to ensure that incoming students are better prepared...