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Pfizer asks FDA to authorize its booster for 16-17 year olds

Pfizer yesterday asked the Food and Drug Administration to expand the emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine booster to include youth aged 16 and 17. 
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CDC report: Improving access to services ‘essential’ to ending HIV epidemic

New HIV infections declined among white gay and bisexual men but remained higher and relatively stable among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men between 2010 and 2019, according to a report released yesterday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CMS Issues Rule Requiring Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for Health Care Workers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued an interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings, including hospitals and health systems, that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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CMS Releases Implementation Guidance on No Surprises Act Good Faith Estimates, Patient-Provider Dispute Resolution Process

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released 11 documents related to the agency’s regulations implementing the No Surprises Act good faith estimates for uninsured and self-pay patients and the patient-provider dispute resolution process.
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CMS Issues Final Hospital Co-Location Guidance

Summary of CMS’ final revised guidance on hospitals’ co-location agreements
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Improving the Patient Billing Experience: MedStar Health

In episode two of this Members in Action Podcast series, Julia Resnick, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the AHA, is speaking with Stephanie Schneider, Vice President for MedStar Georgetown Medical Center, and Susan Whitecotton, Vice President of Patient Financial Services and CBO at MedStar Health about how the Maryland based health system is creating a simpler billing experience for their patients.
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340B Advocacy Alliance: Key Takeaways and Insights from Today’s Supreme Court Oral Arguments in AHA’s 340B Case

The Supreme Court of the United States today heard oral arguments in a case brought by the AHA and others asking the court to reverse the 2020 federal appeals court decision that upheld the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to significantly cut payments to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, threatening access to care for patients.
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Blog: Key Insights from Today’s Supreme Court Oral Arguments in AHA’s 340B Case

With a few hours to digest this morning’s oral argument in American Hospital Association v. Becerra, I wanted provide a few high-level reactions.
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CMS releases guidance on state Medicaid, CHIP coverage strategies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week released two guidance documents to help states and territories maintain Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage for elig
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AHA, others urge Congress to delay clinical laboratory payment cuts, reporting

Twenty-five organizations, including the AHA, today urged Congress to immediately extend the hold on payment cuts and the private payer data reporting period under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule due to the continued COVID-19 public health emergency.