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FDA issues guidance on drug sample delivery requirements during pandemic

The Food and Drug Administration does not intend to object to a manufacturer or authorized distributor delivering prescription drug samples directly to licensed practitioners or their patients at their homes during the COVID-19 emergency when requested by the practitioner in accordance with requirements, according to guidance released.
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CMS encourages reopening of health care facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a guide for patients considering in-person, non-emergency treatment as the country continues to reopen and COVID-19 cases decline.
News

HHS requests additional data to help determine distribution of some CARES Act funds

The Department of Health and Human Services announced in an email 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.
News

HHS announces distribution of funds to hospitals serving high numbers of Medicaid and uninsured patients

The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will distribute $10 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to hospitals that serve a disproportionate number of Medicaid patients or provide large amounts of uncompensated care. 
Letter/Comment

Letter to Seema Verma on Skilled Nursing Facilities PPS Rule for FY 2021

This letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma details AHA’s comments on the proposed FY 2021 prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities.
Special Bulletin

HHS Announces Distribution of Funds to Hospitals Serving High Numbers of Medicaid and Uninsured Patients

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it will distribute $10 billion from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to hospitals that serve a disproportionate number of Medicaid patients or provide large amounts of uncompensated care.
Special Bulletin

HHS Requesting Additional Data from Hospitals to Help Determine Distribution of Some CARES Act Funds

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday announced in an email that it is planning an additional $10 billion distribution of funds to hospitals that have been particularly affected by the increased burden of caring for those with COVID-19. To inform how these funds are distributed, HHS is asking all hospitals to provide it with certain information.
Press Releases
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AHA statement on HHS distribution of emergency funds for hospitals with high Medicaid volume

AHA statement on HHS distribution of emergency funds for hospitals with high Medicaid volume from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Digitally Enable an Effective COVID-19 Behavioral Health Strategy

On June 17 at 1 p.m. ET, the AHA and Avia Health Innovation will host a webinar during which experts will share how hospitals and health systems successfully have deployed digital solutions to provide access to behavioral health care treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AHA Center for Health Innovation Market Scan

Stakeholders Target Health Disparities During Pandemic

COVID-19 may be an invisible enemy that threatens all people, but evidence is mounting that it is disproportionately more lethal to racial and ethnic minorities and the poor as well as those with chronic conditions like diabetes. To address these disparities, hospitals and health systems and various stakeholders have been working together to find new ways to share data and develop solutions.