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Supreme Court to review challenges to Medicaid work requirement

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments in cases challenging the Department of Health and Human Services for authorizing Arkansas and New Hampshire to condition Medicaid coverage on work requirements and other restrictions.
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HHS urged to withdraw proposed rule on retrospective review of regulations

The Department of Health and Human Services should withdraw a proposed rule that would require it to assess a regulation periodically to determine whether it has a significant economic impact on small entities and, if so, review the regulation to determine whether to retain, modify or eliminate it, AHA said in comments submitted.
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Report: Healthcare-associated infections continue to decline

Acute-care hospitals reduced Clostridium difficile infections by 18%, catheter-associated urinary tract infections by 8% and central line-associated bloodstream infections by 7% in 2019, according to the latest progress report on reducing healthcare-associated infections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Biden nominates HHS secretary, other health leaders

President-elect Joe Biden nominated California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as the next Health and Human Services Secretary.
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FDA issues COVID-19 policies on clinical trials for medical products, mammography quality standards.

The Food and Drug Administration Dec. 4 issued guidance on how to conduct clinical trials for medical products during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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COVID-19 plus flu test allows patients to collect sample at home

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the first prescription diagnostic test for both COVID-19 and influenza A and B that allows patients to collect a sample at home and ship it to a laboratory for analysis.
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AHA statement on President-Elect Biden’s health team

AHA statement on President-Elect Biden’s health team from President and CEO Rick Pollack.
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AHA statement on the nomination of Xavier Becerra as HHS secretary

AHA statement on the nomination of Xavier Becerra as HHS secretary
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Comments on HHS Proposal to Sunset the Regulatory Review Schedule

AHA comments on the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule to set expiration dates for its regulations (subject to certain exceptions), unless the department periodically assesses the regulations to determine if they are subject to review, and if they are, performs a review. Subject to this review, HHS would be able to unilaterally retain, modify or eliminate the regulation.
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Chair File: Together We Have the Power to Stop Infectious Disease Threats

Since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the U.S. nearly 10 months ago, our hospitals and health systems have learned so much about how to slow down the spread, care for patients and help them recover.