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A federal court June 30 enjoined the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing and enforcing a bulletin addressing Medicaid funding and the redistribution of Medicaid payments, siding with the state of Texas in the ongoing legal challenge.

The Health Resources and Services Administration June 30 issued a

AHA is providing members with a Special Bulletin that provides analysis of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ calendar year 2024 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment systems, which the agency released June 30

America’s health care workers were recognized for their dedication to patients and communities July 4 as part of the annual A Capitol Fourth concert which aired on PBS stations nationwide.

An op-ed by AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack that ran in The Hill the week of July 3 outlines five reasons why site-neutral payment proposals are flawed and should be rejected.  

MUSC Health in Charleston, S.C., shares tips on how it collaborated with community stakeholders in the school system and beyond to spread confidence in COVID-19 vaccines

A new AHA video highlights how COVID-19 vaccines and boosters allow individuals to safely celebrate and savor life’s big and small triumphs.

Effective July 1, over 52,000 low-income adults in South Dakota will become eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced June 30.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 released revised guidance detailing how it will implement an Inflation Reduction Act program to negotiate Medicare prices with makers of certain high-cost, single-source drug and biological products in 2023 and 2024 for prices effective in 2026.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 issued its calendar year 2024 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system, which would reduce net home health payments by an estimated $375 million, or -2.2%, in calendar year 2024, relative to the year prior.

On Tuesday, we will celebrate the 247th birthday of the United States. Many people will do so with picnics, barbeques, fireworks and other hallmarks of our Fourth of July celebrations.

AHA this week released a resource on strategies and tactics that hospitals and health systems can adopt to prevent and control health care-associated infections.

A new study on physician-owned hospitals only reinforces Congress’ concerns amid calls by some to repeal restrictions on POHs, write AHA Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes and Federation of American Hospitals President and CEO Chip Kahn.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration this month awarded $31.5 million to support behavior health programs for children and youth.

As proposed by its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today recommended a single dose of the GSK or Pfizer Respiratory Syncytial Virus vaccine for people aged 60 and older who decide with their health care provider that the vaccine would benefit them.

David W. Rosenthal, D.O., of Northwell Health discusses the specific needs of LGBTQIA+ patients, education and training for health care workers, and the paths to creating competent and outstanding health care for all people.

The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday released a report on evidence-based strategies to increase physical activity among older adults in community, health care and home settings, noting that less than 15% of adults aged 65 and older meet the aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity recommendations in HHS’ Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

The AHA is offering a new set of social messages and assets for July 4 to remind everyone of the significant contributions of hospitals, health systems and health care workers to create healthy and vibrant communities, and that it is patriotic to pause and honor health care workers on this important day.

Sixty-seven oncology physician group practices in 37 states will participate in the Enhanced Oncology Model, a voluntary five-year payment model that will begin July 1 for beneficiaries who receive systemic chemotherapy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced yesterday.

Commenting yesterday on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards for ethylene oxide use to sterilize medical devices, AHA encouraged the agency to give commercial sterilization facilities sufficient time to comply with any final standards to protect access to safe and sterile medical devices for patient care.