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CDC maps show variance in adult physical activity levels by state, territory

More than 15% of adults in every U.S. state and territory are physically inactive, ranging from 17.3% in Colorado to 47.7% in Puerto Rico, according to state maps released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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AHA Committee on Clinical Leadership names 2020 chair, chair-elect

Patrice Weiss, M.D., executive vice president and chief medical officer for Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., will chair the AHA’s Committee on Clinical Leadership in 2020.
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Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, M.D

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Health Care Leaders Tout Value of Community Collaboration

In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Nancy Myers, AHA vice president of leadership and system innovation, leads a discussion with health care leaders from Washington and Ohio.
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Oklahoma hospital names new president

Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: New London Hospital in N.H. names CEO; and Tampa General Hospital in Florida names new CFO.
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Another day, another misleading PhRMA-funded study

Tom Nickels, AHA executive vice president, responds to a PhRMA-funded study that attempts to deflect blame for a growing crisis of their own making – the skyrocketing costs of drugs.
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Action Alert: Model Comment Letter on Proposed Rule Requiring Health Plans to Disclose Negotiated Rates and Personalized Cost-sharing Information

The AHA has developed a model comment letter for hospitals and health systems to use to submit comments to the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the departments) on their proposal to require health plans to disclose all of their negotiated rates, as well as personalized cost-sharing information.
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House and Senate Leaders Announce Compromise ‘Surprise Billing’ Legislation

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr.
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CMS seeks info on Medicaid care coordination effort

CMS published a request in the Federal Register for information on the coordination of care from out-of-state providers for Medicaid-eligible children.
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Report: ACA narrowed racial/ethnic coverage gaps, but progress stalled

The Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansions have led to historic reductions in racial disparities in access to health care since 2013, but progress has stalled since 2016, according to a study released by the Commonwealth Fund.