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3 Keys to Addressing the Rural Maternal Health Crisis
Rural hospitals, which deliver about one in 10 babies nationally each year, have been closing in significant numbers. Despite the challenging environment, rural hospitals and health systems are taking traditional and innovative approaches to build or expand their maternal health programs.
National Hospital Week, New Resources Now Available
This National Hospital Week (NHW), the AHA will use the theme “We Are HealthCare, caring for patients; strengthening communi
Chair File: Prioritizing Access to Quality Behavioral Health Care
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s an opportunity to note the progress we’ve made addressing behavioral health issues and delivering quality care, and to assess and take action to tackle the significant work that remains.
FDA alerts providers to cyber vulnerability in DNA sequencing devices
The Food and Drug Administration last week alerted health care providers and laboratory personnel to a cybersecurity vulnerability affecting the Universal Copy Service software in certain Illumina medical devices used to sequence DNA for clinical diagnostic use or research.
CMS Issues Final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 17 issued a
CMS announces investigation of hospitals for EMTALA violations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 1 announced two investigations of
AHA to CMS: Medicare DSH payment proposal could devastate access to care
AHA opposes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to limit patient days when calculating Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital payments for patients eligible for Medicaid benefits under a Section 1115 demonstration project, which it said could devastate access to care for lower-income populations by curtailing resources used to finance health care in historically marginalized communities.
GAO names new MACPAC members, vice-chair
The Government Accountability Office May 1 named six new members to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, which advises Congress on issues affecting Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
FDA authorizes 4th Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent dose for certain children under 5
The Food and Drug Administration April 28 authorized a fourth Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine dose at least one month after the third dose for certain immunocompromised children aged six months through 4.
AHA Letter to CMS on Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments Section 1115
AHA comments on the CMS' proposed rule regarding the treatment of Medicaid 1115 demonstration days.