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CMS issues guidance on enhanced Medicaid funding for home, community services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance on how states can receive a 10-percentage-point increase in their federal medical assistance percentage for certain Medicaid home and community-based services from April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022, under the American Rescue Plan Act.  
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AHA #HealthCareInnovation blog: Tools to address the opioid crisis

Although COVID-19 has been a significant contributor to the substance abuse epidemic, it does not explain the large number of drug overdose deaths between May 2019 and May 2020 — the most ever recorded in a 12-month period, writes Holly Geyer, M.D., hospital internal medicine practitioner at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.
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AHA voices support for TRAIN Act

AHA voiced support for the Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act (S.1568), bipartisan legislation that would prevent a Medicare payment error from affecting nursing and allied health education programs and direct graduate medical education. 
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CDC: Pfizer, Moderna vaccines 94% effective in health care workers

In a study of more than 1,800 health care workers across 33 sites in 25 U.S. states, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines reduced symptomatic COVID-19 infections by 94% in fully vaccinated workers and 82% in partially vaccinated workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. 
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Addressing Vaccine Confidence at Ochsner Health

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AHA Voices Support for Melanie Anne Egorin, Biden Nominee for HHS Assistant Secretary

AHA voices support for Biden nominee for HHS assistant secretary.
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Perspective: A Boost for the Continuing Fight Against COVID-19

The heroic efforts of our hospitals, health systems and care teams in fighting the pandemic over the past 17 months is a testament to the dedication and determination of the best health professionals in the world. 
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AHA Letter to Senate Leaders in Support of TRAIN Act

AHA voices support for the Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act (S.1568), bipartisan legislation that would prevent a Medicare payment error from affecting nursing and allied health education programs and direct graduate medical education.