According to a new report from the Urban Institute, many Americans will develop health problems as they age and need assistance with everyday activities.
According to a blog from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), spending for the major health care programs would increase from 5.5 percent of GDP now to 8.9 percent in 2046.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a public workshop on the integration of health literacy, cultural competency, and language access services.
A brief from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) indicates that many initial reports of premium increases for 2017 have been based on anecdotal examples or averages across insurers.
Yesterday, the federal government released its first overall quality rating of 3,617 hospitals as a means of enabling consumers to have a simple way to gauge quality objectively.
According to a study from The Source on Healthcare Price and Competition, only seven states achieved a passing grade for making usable healthcare price information available to consumers.
Although the increase in student-held debt has received much attention, little is known about debt that adults assume to finance family members’ education expenses.
The draft state authorization rule published on Friday and open for comments through August 24th, makes a critical change from previous rulemaking that will be of benefit to ASAHP members seeking to place students in out of state clinical settings.
Both Vice Presidential candidates Mike Pence (R-IN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) have shown interest while Governor or in Congress on issues related to college affordability and utilizing technical training to help prepare our workforce for the 21st century economy.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a data brief on the national distribution of overall hospital quality star ratings and by hospital characteristics...
Today, the Obama administration released its latest proposal on how colleges that offer distance education programs to students in other states should be regulated.
A report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finds that 29 percent of patients sent to a medical facility to recover after a stroke, surgery...
The 2016 edition of The Commonwealth Fund’s Scorecard on Local Health System Performance finds continuing wide variation in health and health care across U.S. communities.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States and other U.S. jurisdictions.
A new report from the American Hospital Association (AHA) indicates that hospitals are offering individuals more electronic access to their medical information than ever before.
Total health care spending growth is expected to average 5.8 percent annually over 2015-2025, according to a report published on July 13 as a ‘Web First’ by Health Affairs and authored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary (OACT).
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) announced the release of an updated version of the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, which will have a far-reaching impact on how health and partner professionals are educated and how they practice.