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Blog: 5 thoughts on the state of COVID-19 vaccination and the road ahead  

Hospital leaders from the AHA’s vaccine confidence initiative share tips for building COVID-19 vaccine confidence.
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CDC recommends increasing timely access to hepatitis C treatment 

Fewer than one in three people with health insurance receive direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C within a year of diagnosis, ranging from 23% of Medicaid enrollees to 35% of people with private insurance, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Adults under 40 had the highest rate of new infections by age, most commonly through injection drug use, but are least likely to receive treatment, CDC said. 
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Five Thoughts on the State of COVID-19 Vaccination and the Road Ahead

This is a confusing time in the public health emergency. Americans are thinking less about COVID-19 on a daily basis and many are eager to move on.
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The Buzz: Takeaways from the 2022 AHA Leadership Summit

Health care leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs and others recently met in San Diego to explore opportunities to leverage their data and insights, address workforce resiliency, venture capital investing, skill sets needed for next-generation leaders and more.
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AHA Transformation Talks: Improving the digital health ecosystem  

Learn how hospital and health system leaders such as Cyndy Banik Dunlap, vice president of nursing/chief nursing officer for Ascension, are supporting caregivers with digital health technologies like smart beds and virtual nursing units to simplify workflows and relieve burden.
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Officials share lessons from CMS model to address health-related social needs

The first Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services model to screen patients for health-related social needs and refer them to needed services ended in April. In a new Health Affairs blog post, officials share findings and promising practices from the five-year model.
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HRSA awards $60M to strengthen rural health workforce

The Health Resources and Services Administration today awarded $45.7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to develop the public health workforce in rural and tribal communities
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Senate passes reconciliation bill with Marketplace, Medicare drug provisions

The Senate yesterday voted 51-50 to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376), a roughly $700 billion social spending package that includes health care, climate change and tax provisions.