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CDC: No increased mortality risk among COVID-19 vaccine recipients
In a study comparing 6.4 million COVID-19 vaccine recipients with 4.6 million demographically similar unvaccinated persons, recipients of the Pfizer, Moderna or Janssen vaccines had lower non-COVID-19 mortality risk than did the unvaccinated comparison groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
Moody’s: Labor shortages continue to erode hospitals’ financial performance
A shortage of nurses and other workers are driving up costs for hospitals and will continue to erode their financial performance into 2022, according to a new report by Moody’s Investors Service on the impact of labor shortages and cost pressures on health care subsectors.
AHA-supported bill would remove Medicare’s lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric days
Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., have introduced the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S. 3061/H.R. 5674), AHA-supported legislation that would eliminate the Medicare program’s 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric days in freestanding psychiatric facilities.
House holds hearing on AHA-supported bill to support front-line health care workers
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on a number of bills to bolster the health care workforce, including the AHA-supported Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667).
AHA blog: Study on Provider Relief Fund uses arbitrary data to make incomplete conclusions
A recent study published in JAMA Health Forum that examines CARES Act Provider Relief Funds allocated to health care providers misses the point of those payments and makes arbitrary choices about which payments to include, writes Ashley Thompson, AHA senior vice president for public policy analysis and development, in a new AHA blog post.
FDA recommends authorizing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in 5-11 age group
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted to recommend an emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children age 5-11.
AHA NOVA Awards Webinar Oct 26
In this session, representatives from the winning organizations—CommonSpirit Health, Luminis Health, Memorial Health System, Providence, and Texas Health Resources—will discuss how they determined the most effective way to address the issues of homelessness, an aging population, behavioral health and substance use issues, lagging community wellness and the COVID-19 outbreak.
AHA House Statement: "Caring for America: Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers.”
AHA urges Congress to enact the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667) and prioritize funding to support the nation’s health care workforce needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
H-ISAC TLP Green: CYWARE Daily Alerts Report - October 25, 2021
Alerts Published on October 25, 2021
AHA Urges Anthem to Reverse Policies That Are Hurting Patient Care Efforts
America’s hospitals and health systems have deep concerns about several Anthem policies that challenge their ability to care for patients during the COVID-19 global pandemic.