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HRSA to award grants to expand rural substance use disorder services
The Health Resources and Services Administration's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy plans to award about 75 grants of up to $1 million each to expand opioid and other substance use disorder services in high-risk rural communities.
HIPAA settlement highlights need to protect PHI access when staff leave
A settlement agreement with Pagosa Springs (Colo.) Medical Center that the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced this week highlights important, but perhaps sometimes overlooked, privacy and security risk issues associated with access to electronic protected health information.
House Approves Four AHA-Supported Opioid Bills
The House of Representatives last night approved 25 bills to combat the opioid crisis, including four supported by the AHA.
AHA to FTC Re: Request for Public Comment on the Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Practice
The AHA urges the FTC to increase scrutiny on insurer-mandated white bagging policies, as well as the impact of PBM-negotiated rebates and other business practices on the 340B drug discount pricing program and overall drug prices and drug price increases.
It's Not Over
This was a dramatic week for the Senate’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
Letter to Sec. Becerra Urging Him to Stop Six Drug Companies That Are Denying 340B Discounts
The AHA and five other health care organizations sent the attached letter to HHS Secretary Becerra urging him to stop the actions of six drug companies that are denying 340B discounts on prescription drugs sold to hospitals treating a large percentage of low-income and rural Americans.
Hospital bill clears committee with HOPD, equity and rural provisions
The House Ways and Means Committee this week passed the AHA-supported Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act, H.R.
Statement on George Floyd’s Death and Unrest in America
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack delivers a statement George Floyd’s Death and unrest in America.
Perspective: Recognizing and Honoring Our Federal and Military Health Systems
The government’s announcement last week that more than half of all adults in the U.S. have received at least one COVID-19 shot is a remarkable feat that outperforms earlier predictions about the pace of vaccinations across the country.
Perspective: A Path Forward in the Fight against COVID-19
This week, the women and men of America’s hospitals and health systems are continuing their heroic efforts caring for tens of thousands of COVID-19 patients.