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Letter/Comment
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AHA, Other Health Care Provider Groups Urge Senate to Extend Relief From Medicare Sequester

AHA, Other Health Care Provider Groups Urge Senate to include in legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic additional funding to counter sequester cuts to Medicare providers. This funding would allow for continued support of providers' COVID-19-related lost revenues, as well as additional expenses due to activities such as purchasing supplies and equipment, standing up emergency testing centers and the construction and retrofitting of facilities. As you know, the Medicare sequester relief is scheduled to end March 31.
Letter/Comment
Public

AHA, Others Urge Congress to Pass Legislation to Provide Relief from Medicare Sequester in 2021

AHA, others express concern that persistent high COVID-19 rates will continue to stress the entire health care system and urge Congress to pass legislation that would extend the congressionally-enacted moratorium on the application of the Medicare sequester cuts into 2021 and through the duration of the public health emergency (PHE).
People

Tyler Norris

People

Ira Byock, M.D.

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Dora Barilla

Blog

Transforming the Approach to Health Equity

For March 2021, some communities are launching the Transgender Month of Action for Healthcare Equality. The month, specifically focused on the health care needs of transgender and gender non-conforming people, aims to address barriers and areas for growth and highlight victories.
News

Blog: Choose to support moms on International Women’s Day

In honor of International Women's Day, Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, embraces this year’s theme, Choose to Challenge, and urges health care leaders to take action to improve the health of all women before, during and after pregnancy.
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Update: DHS-CISA and HHS ASPR urge health care sector to patch Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response urged the health care and public health sector to patch on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities announced last week, noting that additional criminal and state actors have been observed trying to compromise the critical infrastructure by exploiting these vulnerabilities.
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AHA urges regulators to prohibit certain health insurance pharmacy policies

Regulators should prohibit health insurers from preventing hospitals and physicians in their networks from directly acquiring and storing drugs used in patient care, according to a white paper released today by AHA.
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Panel looks to apply COVID-19 lessons to flu preparedness

The National Academy of Medicine has named an international committee to assess how COVID-19 vaccine development and other policies could facilitate global efforts to prepare for seasonal flu and a flu pandemic.