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The House passed an $8.3 billion funding package for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) preparedness and response.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should develop prior authorization measures for the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Program to minimize care delays and protect patients from inappropriate care denials, AHA said in submitted comments.

The Food and Drug Administration said cybersecurity vulnerabilities known as “SweynTooth” could pose a risk to some medical devices, such as pacemakers, glucose monitors and ultrasound equipment, that use Bluetooth Low Energy.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule on the standards governing health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces for 2021 includes a number of policies that could benefit patients by lowering drug prices and premiums, incentivizing use of high-value services and ensuring premium dollars are spent wisely, AHA said in submitted comments .

Hospitals have treated more than 150 people from tornadoes that swept through middle Tennessee, killing 22 people and causing widespread damage, according to news reports.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance to states implementing Section 5022 of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018.

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Combatting an Epidemic: Legislation to Help Patients with Substance Use Disorders.” 

Health care personnel may use certain N95 and other respirators approved for use in industrial settings during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak under an emergency use authorization approved by the Food and Drug Administration. 

The Federal Trade Commission issued an administrative complaint alleging that the proposed merger of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network would reduce competition in two counties.

The AHA co-hosted a regional cyber workshop with Nebraska Hospital Association for technical and non-technical hospital and health system leaders to learn about cybersecurity as a strategic enterprise risk issue with implications to care delivery and patient safety.

The AHA, joined by three other national organizations representing hospitals and health systems, filed a reply brief in their lawsuit challenging a 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services final rule mandating that hospitals disclose their privately negotiated rates with commercial health insurers.

The Supreme Court said it will review, during its term beginning in October, a federal appeals court decision that held the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate unconstitutional. 

Six people near the Kirkland area of Washington state have died from COVID-19 complications, local health officials announced. At least five had underlying health conditions, and at least four were from the same long-term care facility.

America’s health care providers are no strangers to challenges. Time and again, we have overcome complex, difficult and daunting situations by using innovative approaches that have vastly improved patients’ lives.

Medicare eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals must attest to meaningful use of electronic health records for the 2019 Promoting Interoperability Program reporting period by Monday, March 2 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar named former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer chair of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected 205 ambulance service providers or suppliers, including some AHA members, to participate in the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model.

The number of Medicare-Dependent Hospitals declined 28% from fiscal years 2011 through 2017 to 138 as hospitals became ineligible, merged, closed or other changes, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance for health care professionals evaluating and reporting patients under investigation for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). 

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack outlines the steps hospitals are taking to prepare for the coronavirus (COVID-19).