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[Special Edition] How Prior Authorizations Can Harm Patient Care
In medical care, prior authorization was originally intended to ensure patients received appropriate care that was in line with tested methodologies.
Chair File: Helping Americans Get Affordable, Comprehensive Health Coverage
Two issues that a majority of Americans have agreed on during this election cycle are concerns about the economy and inflation.
FBI PIN TLP Clear: Hacktivists Use of DDoS Activity Causes Minor Impacts
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing this Private Industry Notification to highlight hacktivism activity and encourage organizations to implement the recommendations in the Mitigations section to reduce the likelihood and impact of distributed denial of service1 (DDoS) attacks.
Exercise Your Precious Right to Vote on Nov. 8
There are many significant milestones in our nation’s history of voting.
AHA, Musicians on Call bring healing power of music to VA patients
AHA has partnered with Musicians On Call, a nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to patients, to bring hospitalized veterans in all Veterans Affairs facilities the healing power of music this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and all month long starting Monday. The virtual Concert For Veterans Presented by Wrangler, hosted by Jamie O’Neal, will feature performances and words of gratitude from over 30 artists.
AHA weighs in on policies to support health equity and regulatory flexibility
AHA is making several recommendations in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ “Make Your Voice Heard” request for information on promoting equity and efficiency within the agency’s programs. The comments, submitted to CMS today, focus on access to health care coverage; sustaining the health care workforce; advancing health equity; and the potential continuation regulatory flexibilities borne out of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
AHA urges CMS to use existing claims processing framework for advanced explanation of benefits
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should require health insurers to use the existing claims processing framework to create a patient’s advanced explanation of benefits to ensure the AEOB closely reflects the patient’s final bill and cost information, the AHA told the agency today.
AHA asks court to order HHS to promptly repay 340B hospitals for past unlawful cuts
AHA today urged the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to order the Department of Health and Human Services to promptly repay 340B hospitals for unlawful payment cuts in previous years, given the agency’s continued delay in implementing or even proposing a remedy on its own.
AHA urges NLRB to withdraw notice of proposed rulemaking on joint-employer status or exempt hospitals from compliance
The AHA today urged the National Labor Relations Board to withdraw a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the standard for determining joint-employer status or, consistent with the board’s historical approach, exempt hospitals from compliance.
CDC reports highest early flu hospitalization rate in decade
The United States is experiencing a resurgence in non-COVID-19 respiratory viruses, with the flu hospitalization rate at this early time in the season the highest in a decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today. Officials said they also are tracking elevated levels of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, which usually causes mild cold-like symptoms but can be serious, especially for infants and older adults.