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Medicare offers Part B enrollees 8 free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests monthly

Beginning today through the end of the public health emergency, the free tests are available through eligible health care providers and pharmacies.
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HRSA increases Healthy Start grants for doulas  

Participants in the Healthy Start Initiative may apply for up to $180,000 each in supplemental funding.
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FDA reduces access to sotrovimab as omicron subvariant spreads

Three more regions are no longer authorized to treat patients at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 with sotrovimab because the monoclonal antibody is unlikely to work against the BA.2 variant predominating there.
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Chair File: Join Us at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting

The 2022 AHA Annual Membership Meeting is just three weeks away, and I’m looking forward to seeing many of you April 24-26 in Washington, D.C.
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Hospitals and health systems add 5,100 jobs in March

Hospital employment has grown in 15 of the past 22 months, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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AHA Health Systems Regional Policy Board Delegates 2022 Roster

Nine Regional Policy Board (RPBs) meet three times a year to foster communication between the AHA, its members, and state hospital associations. The RPBs provide input on public policy issues considered by the Board of Trustees, serve as ad hoc policy development committees when appropriate, and identify needs unique to a region and assist in developing programs to meet those needs.
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CMS issues FY 2023 proposed rule for inpatient psychiatric facilities

CMS proposes to increase IPF payments by a net 2.7%, equivalent to $50 million, in FY 2023.
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Study: Cardiac risks higher after SARS-CoV-2 infection than mRNA vaccination

Cardiac complications after SARS-CoV-2 infection or mRNA COVID-19 vaccination are low overall but higher after infection than after vaccination, according to an analysis of electronic health record data.
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CMS issues FY 2023 proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late yesterday issued a proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2023 that would increase payments by 2.8% ($170 million) relative to FY 2021.