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Senate confirms Becerra as HHS secretary

The Senate voted 50-49 to confirm President Biden’s nomination of Xavier Becerra to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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COVID-19 Reconciliation Advocacy

Congress is back in Washington, D.C., and its top focus will be passing President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation. The next few weeks will be critical to ensuring that Congress includes important provisions in the legislation to support hospitals and health systems and their heroic front-line teams.
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COVID-19 Relief Reconciliation Advocacy

Congress is discussing another COVID-19 relief package, one that would use its reconciliation process to approve legislation that could spur the nation’s health and economic recoveries from the ongoing pandemic. The following resources will aid AHA members’ efforts to advocate on behalf of hospitals and health systems.
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FDA authorizes marketing SARS-CoV-2 test beyond the public health emergency

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing a SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test beyond the public health emergency based on additional data. FDA previously authorized the BioFire Respiratory Panel 2.1 test for emergency use to detect SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens in individuals with suspected COVID-19.
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AHA to DOJ: Acquisition would increase insurer’s ‘massive market power’

AHA urged the Department of Justice to investigate thoroughly UnitedHealth Group’s proposed acquisition of Change Healthcare because it threatens to reduce competition for the sale of health care information technology services to hospitals and other health care providers.
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CDC classifies SARS-CoV-2 variants, posts data on U.S. prevalence

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created a federal classification scheme for SARS-CoV-2 variants and posted information on their prevalence in the United States.
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AHA Statement on Clearing the Air: Science-Based Strategies to Protect Workers from COVID-19 Infections

AHA Statement for Education & Labor, Workforce Protections Subcommittee on “Clearing the Air: Science-Based Strategies to Protect Workers from COVID-19 Infections”
Letter/Comment
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AHA Urges DOJ to Investigate UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Change Healthcare

AHA letter to the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, expressing concern with UnitedHealth Group’s proposed acquisition of Change Healthcare.
Toolkits/Methodology
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AHA All-Member Live Advocacy Event March 16, 2021, Digital Toolkit

Congress is now considering a health care legislative package before the April congressional recess that is slated to begin March 29. This health care package is an opportunity to extend the moratorium on Medicare sequester cuts that are currently scheduled to go into effect on April 1 without additional congressional action.