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CMS releases vaccine administration billing details

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently posted information on how hospitals and other health care providers should bill Medicare for administering COVID-19 vaccines.
News

HHS purchases 100 million additional doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine candidate

The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 11 announced it would purchase from Moderna 100 million additional doses of its mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
News

AHA summary of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine EUA

Following the Food and Drug Administration’s Dec. 11 emergency use authorization of Pfizer, Inc.’s BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, AHA released a Special Bulletin with important details for hospitals and health systems.
HC3 Sector Alert
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Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) Sector Alert

On December 13, 2020, FireEye and SolarWinds released security advisories detailing a highly-skilled and highly-targeted, manual supply chain attack on the SolarWinds Orion Platform network management system that leverages software updates to deploy a backdoor to victim organizations.
Special Bulletin
Member

Federal Appellate Court Decision Addressing Legality of Health Plan ED Review Policies and Compliance

To help hospitals and health systems understand what the federal appellate court’s “prudent layperson” standard decision means to them, AHA enlisted law firm Lash & Goldberg LLP to provide an in-depth analysis of the decision and its impact.
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Chair File: Reflection on an Unexpected and Unparalleled Year

It was not at all the year I expected, and it certainly wasn’t the year any of us wanted. But, through it all, I continually found inspiration. Even now in the uncertainty of what 2021 will bring, I’m reassured knowing that no matter what, the teams who power our hospitals and health systems across America are continuing the fight against COVID-19.
News

AHA Responds to 60 Minutes Story on Hospital Prices

Sunday night’s 60 Minutes story was not a balanced view of the current health care landscape as it relates to hospital prices and provider and insurer consolidation.
Action Alert
Member Non-Fed

Urge Congress Not to Include Harmful Surprise Medical Billing Proposals as Part of Year-end Legislative Package

As Congress continues to negotiate a year-end spending package and more COVID-19 relief, we’re continuing to keep you updated on the latest issues. This is our third Action Alert related to the lame-duck session, and information and resources related to our priority issues are included below.
Action Alert
Member Non-Fed

Urge Your Senators and Representatives to Support Hospitals and Health Systems in End-of-Year Legislation

Congress is back in Washington, D.C., and sprinting to the finish line to complete its end-of-the-year work during the “lame-duck” session. Funding for the federal government, as well as other key health care provisions, are set to expire Dec. 11.
Letter/Comment

AHA Letter on No Surprises Act

The Honorable Richard E. Neal Chairman Ways & Means Committee U.S. House of Representatives