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Apply for 2021 AHA Equity of Care awards

The AHA is accepting applications through Dec. 8 for its 2021 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, which recognizes hospital efforts to reduce health disparities and advance diversity and inclusion.
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FDA issues final guidance on insanitary conditions for compounding facilities

The Food and Drug Administration released final guidance for pharmacies, federal facilities and outsourcing facilities that compound or repackage drugs or mix, dilute or repackage biological products.
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CPT codes announced for two COVID-19 vaccine candidates

The American Medical Association announced Current Procedural Terminology codes for reporting on medical claims two COVID-19 vaccines and their administration to patients by dose.
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CMS authorizes no-cost monoclonal antibody treatments for Medicare beneficiaries

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Medicare coverage for monoclonal antibody therapies, with no beneficiary cost-sharing for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency. CMS said the coverage will apply to bamlanivimab, the Lilly therapeutic that earned an emergency use authorization earlier this week.
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AHA Task Force on The Future of Rural Health Care

AHA’s Future of Rural Health Care Task Force launched in July 2019 to provide strategic thought leadership on the future delivery and financing of rural health care. 
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Federal judge orders relief for patients with mental health and SUDs

A U.S. district court judge Nov. 3 ordered United Behavioral Health, part of UnitedHealth Group, to reprocess close to 67,000 mental health and substance use disorder benefit claims denied over a six-year period.
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Senate appropriators release FY 2021 Labor-HHS-Education funding bill

The Senate Committee on Appropriations released all 12 of its fiscal year 2021 funding measures, including the appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and related agencies.
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Rule clarifies that VA health care professionals can practice across state lines

The Department of Veterans Affairs released an interim final rule clarifying that VA nurses and other health care professionals can deliver health care services in a state other than their state of licensure, registration, certification or other requirement.
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Supreme Court hears oral argument in appeal of ACA ruling; listen to AHA podcast for analysis

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
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AHA podcast: Strategies to prevent health professional burnout

David Zaas, M.D., chief clinical officer for MUSC Health in South Carolina and CEO of its Charleston Division, talks with Nancy Foster, AHA vice president for quality and patient safety, about strategies and tools to address burnout as health care professionals continue to care for COVID-19 patients.