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Preventing Physician Suicide infographic

September Alliance Exclusive Preventing Physician Suicide infographic. Physicians are at risk. The rate of suicide among doctors is roughly twice that of the general population, and one of the highest among any profession.
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Federal Government to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Staff in Hospitals, Other Health Care Settings

President Biden today announced six new mitigation steps for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, including a series of vaccine mandates for certain workers nationwide.
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AHA Statement on Biden Administration Covid-19 Action Plan

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Biden to announce new, national measures in fight against COVID-19; some vaccine mandates expected

President Biden today will announce six new mitigation steps for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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House Ways and Means Committee starts markup of Build Back Better Act

The House Ways and Means Committee today started its budget reconciliation markup of the Build Back Better Act, which will consider a number of health care provisions, including workforce issues; extending the expanded Affordable Care Act Marketplace premium tax credits from this year’s COVID-19 legislation; and expanded Medicare benefits for dental, vision and hearing.
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ONC to host webinar on information sharing, information blocking regulation 

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. ET will host a webinar focused on its information blocking regulation.
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CMS by Nov. 1 will begin reprocessing certain claims for outpatient clinic visit services

CMS by Nov. 1 will begin reprocessing claims for outpatient clinic visit services provided at excepted off-campus provider-based departments.
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Separate Moderna, Novavax efforts focusing on combined COVID-19/flu vaccine

Two separate efforts are underway to provide the public with a combination vaccine that would deliver simultaneous protections against COVID-19 and influenza.
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Report: Hospitals provided $105B in community benefits in 2018

According to an analysis released by the AHA looking at tax-exempt hospitals, non-profit hospitals provided $105 billion in community benefits in 2018.
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HHS outlines plan to lower the nation’s prescription drug costs

A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services outlines the Biden Administration’s plans to address high drug prices. The report recommends the pursuit of legislation that would enable price negotiation in Medicare Parts B and D, with those negotiated prices also available to the federal marketplace, commercial plans and employers who want to participate; Medicare Part D reform, including a cap on beneficiary out-of-pocket spending; and legislation that would slow price increases over time on existing drugs and speed entry of biosimilars and generics to the marketplace while increasing their prescribing by clinicians.