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340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin: AHA, Others Urge HHS to Protect 340B
The AHA and other national health care groups yesterday urged the Department of Health and Human Services to protect 340B hospitals and the vulnerable communities they serve “from actions taken by five of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers that undermine access to critical drugs and other health care services.”
Infrastructure Advocacy Digital Toolkit
Please urge your legislators to include provisions that support the behavioral health needs of the country, as well as rural hospitals and the communities they serve. To that end, we have crafted messages and graphics for you to use across your organization’s social media platforms.
340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin: 340B News, Podcast and Call Replay
HRSA will continue enforcement actions agains
West Kendall Baptist Hospital - The Healthy Hub
What is it?The Healthy Hub is a one-stop screening and referral-to-care kiosk that arms residents with information about their health.
Doulas: A Strategy to Address Maternal and Infant Health
The U.S. faces a growing health crisis, with maternal health falling alarmingly behind many other developed nations.
Deadline is today to submit additional data to HHS for determining distribution of some CARES Act funds
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is planning an additional distribution of funds to hospitals that have been particularly affected by the increased burden of caring for those with COVID-19.
Bill to expand access to Medicare telehealth services reintroduced
Members of the House and Senate Telehealth Caucus introduced the CONNECT for Health Act (S.1512/H.R. 2903), AHA-supported legislation that would permanently remove all geographic restrictions on Medicare telehealth services and expand originating sites to include home and other sites.
Studies: Bundled payment reduces cost for certain joint replacements
Hospitals participating in the Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Program reduced spending for lower extremity joint replacements over three years by an average 1.6 percent more than hospitals that did not participate, with no change in quality, according to a study reported last week in Health Affairs.
Chairman’s File: Focusing on Improving Community Health
Hospitals and health systems foster the development of healthy life all around them.
They are caregivers foremost – working tirelessly to advance the cause of good health for patients and communities. They are economic anchors – providing jobs and partnering with businesses to bolster the local economy. And they are researchers and bridge-builders – meeting the health needs of their surrounding communities by working closely with traditional and non-traditional partners.
Special Bulletin: CARES Act Financial Resources to Assist Hospitals and Health Systems during COVID-19 Crisis
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized $2.2 trillion in new spending to help individuals and businesses weather the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, as well as to provide critical resources to the health care system.