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The House has begun consideration of the Senate-passed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). This continues to be a fluid process in the House as Republican Leadership works to address lingering concerns about the bill. The Senate passed the bill yesterday by a 51-…
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services today announced the creation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group to combat health care fraud.
Jon Ulven, Ph.D., behavioral health psychologist and chair of adult psychology at Sanford Health, details the fragile behavioral health landscape in rural America and how Medicaid cuts could deepen gaps in health care access and resources in both a new AHA podcast and the latest video in the AHA’s…
The Food and Drug Administration has issued early alerts for certain Spectrum infusion pumps from Baxter and Abiomed Automated Impella Controllers. The agency said the affected infusion pumps may have an incorrect version of software, while the Abiomed product may not detect an Impella pump when…
The American Society for Health Care Engineering July 1 announced 87 health care facilities as winners of the 2025 Energy to Care Sustainability Champions Award, which recognizes health care facilities that significantly reduce their energy use and emissions. The winners represent less than 2% of…
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee June 30 denied a motion for a preliminary injunction by AbbVie in its lawsuit against the state’s law on 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center and the National Security Agency June 30 released a fact sheet on Iranian-affiliated cyber actors who may target U.S. devices and networks due to geopolitical tensions.
The Senate narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) on July 1 by a 50-50 tally, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 issued its calendar year 2026 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. This rule would reduce HH payments by an estimated 6.4%, or $1.13 billion, in CY 2026 relative to 2025.
The AHA June 29 sent a letter to senators urging them to amend the budget reconciliation bill before its final passage in the Senate. The Senate version of the bill proposes even greater cuts to Medicaid than the House-passed version.