The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today began distributing $7.5 billion of the $8.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) payments designated for providers who serve rural Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicare beneficiaries.
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications
Below are links to AHA resources developed in response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19). For all coronavirus resources and news updates, visit our COVID-19 page.
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Together, the American Hospital Association (AHA), American Medical Association (AMA) and American Nurses Association (ANA) released a new television and digital ad campaign to thank health care workers during the holiday season.
The AHA supports many parts of the Build Back Better Act that would advance health in our nation’s communities.
Contact your representatives today and urge them to cosponsor the Provider Relief Fund Improvement Act (H.R. 5963).
AHA’s Response to Senate Finance Committee’s Request for Information on Behavioral Health Care In the U.S.
The AHA Nov. 22 will launch a national, multi-faceted “thank you” campaign to express the organization’s profound appreciation for our nation’s hospital and health care workers and reiterate how highly they are valued.
After announcing it had raised another $100 million — nearly doubling its capital base — startup Truveta launched its data platform for research and drug development and shared highlights from its COVID-19 breakthrough infection research.
Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Reps. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and David McKinley, R- W.Va., urge the White House to enlist federal agencies to investigate price gouging by nurse staffing agencies, to protect patients in dire need of life saving health care treatment and prevent conduct that is exacerbating the shortage of nurses and continuing to strain our health care system.
UnityPoint Health prepares for a busy flu season and offers important resources for fighting back.
The drive-thru flu vaccine clinics have become a local tradition for 15 years and counting.
Reducing stress and improving mental health is something teams can and should work on together. Use these resources to guide system-, hospital-, and team-based interventions for reducing stress and building resilience.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued an interim final rule requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for workers in most health care settings, including hospitals and health systems, that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Today’s vaccine mandate regulations set clear expectations, and streamline and simplify compliance requirements for health care providers. Importantly, they clarify that hospitals will need to comply with only the CMS rule, eliminating unnecessary complexity in implementing vaccine mandates.
Today we mourn the loss of 750,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19. This devastating milestone should serve as a reminder to everyone that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and still poses a major threat to our society, particularly to the unvaccinated.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., last night accepted the recommendation of her agency’s independent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to administer Pfizer’s pediatric COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11. The following information provides a summary of the important details for health care providers and clinicians.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday night formally endorsed the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 through 11, a move that will buttress defenses against a possible surge as winter arrives and ease the worries of tens of millions of pandemic-weary parents.
Getting the COVID-19 and flu vaccines is safe and effective and may ease strain on hospital staff.
In a letter to Sens. AHA expresses support for the Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act (S. 2114).
Hospitals and health systems work hard every day to make care more cost-effective and efficient for their patients, at the same time that they are caring for the nation’s most complex and resource-intensive patients. This has been especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic as hospitals and health systems have provided essential services and saved lives, while also facing unprecedented financial and operational challenges.
This presentation helps health care leaders talk with community groups about the vaccine and answer some frequently asked questions.