November 17, 2009 - As the government gears up to spend $30 billion on health IT, researchers worry that hospitals with a large indigent patient population may fall behind. There's evidence of an emerging digital divide, study says. Read more
November 17, 2009 - The U.S. House of Representatives stripped out health reform language that would extend the 340b program to the inpatient setting, but advocates of the measure are fighting back. Safety-net hospitals say the extension would save their systems millions. Read more
November 17, 2009 - A new California law banning Medicaid carve-outs illegally discriminates against 340B providers, a California AIDS group alleges. AHF's Nov. 9 lawsuit is the first to challenge state carve-out prohibitions. Read more
November 5, 2009 - Legislation to extend the 340B drug discount to the inpatient side was close to the finishing line when, somehow, it was dropped from the House health reform bill. But there's still hope, advocates say. Read more
November 2, 2009 - As the H1N1 virus continues to claim victims, pressure is mounting on the government to make more vaccines and treatments available, and less costly for hospitals fighting the nasty flu. Read more
