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Special Bulletin
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AHA Submits Comments on No Surprises Act Interim Final Regulations

The AHA submits comments to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury, as well as the Office of Personnel Management, on the first interim final regulations implementing the No Surprises Act.
News

AHA podcast: Refining care to improve maternal outcomes

In this Members in Action podcast, Aisha Syeda, program manager at the AHA, speaks with Nicole Lamborne, M.D., vice president of clinical operations for women’s services at Virtua Health in southern New Jersey, who shares how the health system identified gaps in maternal care and invested in laborists, nurses and evidence-based practices to lower C-section, hypertension, hemorrhage and sepsis rates.
Advisory
Public

DOJ and FTC Investigations of Employee “No-Poach Agreements”

This Legal Advisory provides in-depth analysis of the DOJ’s and FTC’s policies and insights on how the hospital sector should respond and reduce their risks of prosecutions of no-poach agreements.
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CDC alerts clinicians to surge in ivermectin poisoning during pandemic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted health care providers and the public to reports of severe illness associated with using products containing ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19.
News

New HHS office to take public health approach to addressing climate change, health equity

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the establishment of an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity.
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Medicare trustees project trust fund solvent until 2026

The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will have sufficient funds to pay full benefits until 2026, according to the latest annual report released by the Medicare Board of Trustees.
News

HRSA releases fact sheet on Provider Relief Fund uses related to personnel costs

The Health Resources and Services Administration has released a fact sheet outlining specific acceptable personnel-related costs that can be covered by Provider Relief Fund dollars.
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AHA recommends focal points for next decade of Medicare and Medicaid innovation

The AHA urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to maintain a focus on accountable and innovative health care over the next decade and beyond, providing the agency with several recommendations for meeting that goal to be implemented through CMS’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
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At AHA’s urging, State Department says immigrant visas for health care professionals can be prioritized

At the urging of the AHA, the State Department said that because of the emergence of the COVID-19 delta variant and continued demand for health care professionals, U.S. embassies and consulates were instructed that they may prioritize “as emergencies on a case-by-case basis the immigrant visa cases of certain health care professionals who will work at a facility engaged in pandemic response.”
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